United Party (South Africa)
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The United Party (South Africa) was a major mid-20th-century South African political party that promoted a more moderate alternative to hardline apartheid policies before being eclipsed by the National Party.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| United Party (South Africa) canonical | 6 |
| United Party (Cape Province) | 1 |
| United Party (Natal) | 1 |
| United Party (Orange Free State) | 1 |
| United Party (Transvaal) | 1 |
| Verenigde Party | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T665353 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: United Party (South Africa) Context triple: [J. B. M. Hertzog, memberOf, United Party (South Africa)]
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South African Party
The South African Party was a major early 20th-century political party that governed the Union of South Africa and promoted a policy of white unity and gradual segregation before being succeeded by the National Party.
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National Party (South Africa)
The National Party (South Africa) was the Afrikaner-dominated political party that instituted and upheld the apartheid system, ruling the country for much of the 20th century.
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C.
United Democratic Front
The United Democratic Front was a major non-racial coalition of anti-apartheid organizations in South Africa that mobilized mass resistance against white minority rule in the 1980s.
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D.
African National Congress
The African National Congress is South Africa’s dominant political party and former liberation movement that led the struggle against apartheid and has governed the country since the end of white minority rule in 1994.
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E.
South African Communist Party
The South African Communist Party is a Marxist–Leninist political party in South Africa that played a key role in the anti-apartheid struggle and has long been allied with the African National Congress.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: United Party (South Africa) Target entity description: The United Party (South Africa) was a major mid-20th-century South African political party that promoted a more moderate alternative to hardline apartheid policies before being eclipsed by the National Party.
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A.
South African Party
The South African Party was a major early 20th-century political party that governed the Union of South Africa and promoted a policy of white unity and gradual segregation before being succeeded by the National Party.
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B.
National Party (South Africa)
The National Party (South Africa) was the Afrikaner-dominated political party that instituted and upheld the apartheid system, ruling the country for much of the 20th century.
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C.
United Democratic Front
The United Democratic Front was a major non-racial coalition of anti-apartheid organizations in South Africa that mobilized mass resistance against white minority rule in the 1980s.
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D.
African National Congress
The African National Congress is South Africa’s dominant political party and former liberation movement that led the struggle against apartheid and has governed the country since the end of white minority rule in 1994.
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E.
South African Communist Party
The South African Communist Party is a Marxist–Leninist political party in South Africa that played a key role in the anti-apartheid struggle and has long been allied with the African National Congress.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct political party
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political party ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1977 ⓘ |
| electoralStatus | official opposition in Parliament of South Africa ⓘ |
| endTimeOfElectoralStatus | 1977 ⓘ |
| endTimeOfHeldOffice | 1948 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
J. B. M. Hertzog
ⓘ
Jan Smuts ⓘ |
| hasPart |
United Party (South Africa)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
United Party (Cape Province)
United Party (South Africa) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
United Party (Natal)
United Party (South Africa) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
United Party (Orange Free State)
United Party (South Africa) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
United Party (Transvaal)
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| hasPoliticalProgramme | gradual reform of racial policies within existing segregation framework ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Cape Town ⓘ |
| heldOffice | governing party of South Africa ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| ideology |
South African liberalism
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liberal conservatism ⓘ |
| inception | 1934 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Afrikaans
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| leader |
De Villiers Graaff
ⓘ
J. G. N. Strauss ⓘ Jan Smuts ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of South Africa ⓘ |
| mergedFrom |
National Party (South Africa)
ⓘ
surface form:
National Party (South Africa, 1914)
South African Party ⓘ |
| namedAfter | unity government ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Colin Eglin
ⓘ
De Villiers Graaff ⓘ Harry Lawrence ⓘ J. G. N. Strauss ⓘ Jan Smuts ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
National Party (South Africa)
ⓘ
surface form:
National Party (South Africa, 1914)
Progressive Party (South Africa) ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | centre-right ⓘ |
| positionOnApartheid |
accepted many segregationist policies while opposing extreme apartheid measures
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advocated more moderate racial policies than the National Party ⓘ |
| precededBy |
National Party (South Africa)
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surface form:
National Party (South Africa, 1914)
South African Party ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution | declining electoral support and internal divisions ⓘ |
| shortName | UP ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
defeat by National Party in 1948 general election
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formation through fusion of South African Party and National Party in 1934 ⓘ |
| startTimeOfElectoralStatus | 1948 ⓘ |
| startTimeOfHeldOffice | 1934 ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
New Republic Party
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Progressive Federal Party ⓘ |
| supportedBy | many white English-speaking South Africans ⓘ |
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Subject: United Party (South Africa) Description of subject: The United Party (South Africa) was a major mid-20th-century South African political party that promoted a more moderate alternative to hardline apartheid policies before being eclipsed by the National Party.
Referenced by (11)
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