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The [[Afrikaner Party]] was a short-lived [[political party]] in [[South Africa]]. Although it existed for only a decade (1941-1951) and never won an election in its own right, the Afrikaner Party played a pivotal role in the emergence of [[apartheid]] in 1948. | The [[Afrikaner Party]] was a short-lived [[political party]] in [[South Africa]]. Although it existed for only a decade (1941-1951) and never won an election in its own right, the Afrikaner Party played a pivotal role in the emergence of [[apartheid]] in 1948. | ||
== Creation == | |||
The Afrikaner Party grew out of the realignment of South African political parties that was precipitated by South Africa's entry into World War II in September 1939. | |||
== The 1943 election == | |||
== Coalition with the ''Herenigde'' National Party == | |||
Revision as of 13:06, 4 March 2009
The Afrikaner Party was a short-lived political party in South Africa. Although it existed for only a decade (1941-1951) and never won an election in its own right, the Afrikaner Party played a pivotal role in the emergence of apartheid in 1948.
Creation
The Afrikaner Party grew out of the realignment of South African political parties that was precipitated by South Africa's entry into World War II in September 1939.