National Party caucus in Parliament

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The National Party caucus in Parliament was the parliamentary grouping of South Africa’s ruling National Party, which implemented and defended the country’s apartheid policies during much of the 20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary caucus ⓘ
associatedWith National Party (South Africa) ⓘ
composedOf National Party Members of Parliament ⓘ
country South Africa ⓘ
endTime 1994 ⓘ
governedArea Republic of South Africa ⓘ
linked to: South Africa

Union of South Africa ⓘ
historicalContext apartheid era in South Africa ⓘ
historicalReputation central instrument of apartheid governance ⓘ
ideology apartheid ⓘ
racial segregation ⓘ
white minority rule ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Afrikaans ⓘ
English ⓘ
legislativeBody Parliament of South Africa ⓘ
location Cape Town ⓘ
metIn Houses of Parliament, Cape Town ⓘ
notableLeader B. J. Vorster ⓘ
D. F. Malan ⓘ
F. W. de Klerk ⓘ
Hendrik Verwoerd ⓘ
J. G. Strijdom ⓘ
P. W. Botha ⓘ
opposedBy African National Congress ⓘ
Progressive Party (South Africa) ⓘ
United Party (South Africa) ⓘ
partOf National Party organization ⓘ
politicalOrientation Afrikaner nationalist ⓘ
conservative ⓘ
right-wing ⓘ
politicalStatus ruling party caucus ⓘ
politicalSystem parliamentary system of South Africa ⓘ
positionHeld governing caucus in Parliament of South Africa ⓘ
majority caucus in the House of Assembly of South Africa ⓘ
primaryFunction coordinate parliamentary strategy of the National Party ⓘ
support National Party government legislation ⓘ
role defended apartheid policies ⓘ
implemented apartheid policies ⓘ
significantEvent constitutional reforms of the 1980s ⓘ
introduction of apartheid legislation after 1948 election ⓘ
negotiations to end apartheid in early 1990s ⓘ
passage of Bantu Education Act ⓘ
passage of Group Areas Act ⓘ
passage of Population Registration Act ⓘ
startTime 1948 ⓘ
timePeriod 20th century ⓘ

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B. J. Vorster → memberOf → National Party caucus in Parliament ⓘ