National Party
 National Party  (Political party)   | |
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| Member of | International Democrat Union |
| Afrikaner ethnic Nationalist Party which imposed apartheid on South Africa | |
The National Party (Afrikaans: Nasionale Party), also known as the Nationalist Party, was a political party in South Africa from 1914 to 1997, which was responsible for the implementation of apartheid rule. The NP was an Afrikaner ethnic nationalist party, which initially promoted the interests of Afrikaners but later became a stalwart promoter and enactor of white supremacy, for which it is best known.
Background
The NP first became the governing party of the country in 1924. It merged with its rival, the SAP, during the Great Depression, and a splinter faction became the official opposition during World War II and returned to power.
With the National Party governing South Africa from 4 June 1948 until 9 May 1994, the country for the bulk of this time was only a de jure or partial democracy, as from 1958 onwards non-white people were barred from voting. In 1990, it began to style itself as simply a South African civic nationalist party, and after the fall of apartheid in 1994, attempted to become a moderate conservative one. The party's reputation was damaged irreparably by perpetrating apartheid.
Rebrand
The NP rebranded itself as the New National Party in 1997 before eventually dissolving in 2005.[1]
Party Members
| Politician | Born | Died | Description |
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| P. W. Botha | 12 January 1916 | 31 October 2006 | South African politician |
| Pik Botha | 27 April 1932 | 12 October 2018 | South African deep state operative |
| John Key | 9 August 1961 | ||
| F. W. de Klerk | 18 March 1936 | 11 November 2021 | last state president of apartheid-era South Africa. |
| D. F. Malan | 22 May 1874 | 7 February 1959 | Started South Africa's system of apartheid |
| Hendrik Verwoerd | 8 September 1901 | 6 September 1966 | Verwoerd nicknamed the "father of apartheid" |
References
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