Afrikaner Party

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.