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National Party
Introduction
National Party logo The first leader of the National Party (NP) became Prime Minister as part of the PACT government in 1924. The NP was the governing party of South Africa from 1948 until 1994, and was disbanded in 2005. Its policies included apartheid, the establishment of a South African Republic, and the promotion of Afrikaner culture. NP members were sometimes known as ‘Nationalists’ or ‘Nats’.
This feature includes a ‘History’ of the National party, broken down into sections, according to significant periods of the NP’s history. This includes an ‘Archive’ section listing and linking to relevant speeches, articles, documents and interviews. There is also a ‘People’ section that lists all of the key figures and members of the NP, with links to their relevant biographies. We have also compiled a history through pictures ‘Gallery’. Please note that all picture copyrights are held by the photographer or archive credited. We do not hold the copyright for any of the images used in this project.
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