National Party (South Africa)
| Apartheid in South Africa |
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| Events and projects |
| 1948 general election Coloured vote constitutional crisis Treason Trial Sharpeville massacre Rivonia Trial Soweto uprising Church Street bombing Khotso House bombing Cape Town peace march CODESA St James Church massacre Shell House massacre |
| Organisations |
| ANC · IFP · AWB · Black Sash CCB · Conservative Party · ECC · PP RP · PFP · HNP · MK · PAC · UDF · Broederbond · National Party COSATU · SACC · SADF · SAIC · SAP · SACP · Umkhonto we Sizwe · State Security Council |
| People |
| P. W. Botha · Mangosuthu Buthelezi · Steve Biko · Yusuf Dadoo · Sheena Duncan · F. W. de Klerk · Eugene de Kock · Ruth First · Bram Fischer · Chris Hani · John Frederick Harris · Barbara Hogan · Trevor Huddleston · Helen Joseph · Ronnie Kasrils · Ahmed Kathrada · Jimmy Kruger · Moses Mabhida · Winnie Madikizela-Mandela · Mac Maharaj · D. F. Malan · Nelson Mandela · Kaiser Matanzima · Govan Mbeki · Thabo Mbeki · Robert McBride · Billy Nair · Hastings Ndlovu · Alan Paton · Hector Pieterson · Harry Schwarz · Walter Sisulu JG Strijdom · Joe Slovo · Helen Suzman · Oliver Tambo · Eugène Terre'Blanche · Andries Treurnicht · Desmond Tutu · H. F. Verwoerd · B. J. Vorster |
| Places |
| Bantustan · District Six Robben Island · Sophiatown South-West Africa · Soweto Sun City · Vlakplaas |
| Related topics |
| Cape Qualified Franchise Afrikaner nationalism Apartheid legislation · Freedom Charter Sullivan Principles · Kairos Document Disinvestment campaign South African Police Apartheid in popular culture |
The National Party (Afrikaans: Nasionale Party) is a former political party in South Africa. Founded in 1915, it was the governing party of the country from 4 June 1948 until 9 May 1994. Members of the National Party were sometimes known as Nationalists or Nats. Its policies included apartheid, the establishment of a republic, and the promotion of Afrikaner culture. After 1994 the party was involved in conservative politics, but was renamed the New National Party, which then merged with the African National Congress in 2005.
Read more about National Party (South Africa): Founding and Early History, Apartheid, From Dominion To Republic, Support, Decline, Re-establishment, Leaders
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