Progressive Federal Party

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The Progressive Federal Party was a liberal opposition party in apartheid-era South Africa that advocated for constitutional reform and the extension of political rights to non-white citizens.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf liberal party ⓘ
political party ⓘ
advocatedFor constitutional reform ⓘ
extension of political rights to non-white citizens ⓘ
color blue ⓘ
country South Africa ⓘ
dissolved 1989 ⓘ
electoralBase predominantly white liberal voters ⓘ
founded 1977 ⓘ
headquartersLocation Cape Town ⓘ
ideology liberalism ⓘ
languageOfOperation Afrikaans ⓘ
English ⓘ
mergedInto Democratic Party (South Africa) ⓘ
notableEvent became official opposition after 1977 election ⓘ
notableLeader Colin Eglin ⓘ
Frederik van Zyl Slabbert ⓘ
Zach de Beer ⓘ
notableMember Helen Suzman ⓘ
operatedDuring apartheid era ⓘ
opposed apartheid ⓘ
opposedPolicyOf National Party (South Africa) ⓘ
parliamentaryRole white parliamentary opposition to National Party government ⓘ
parliamentaryStatus official opposition ⓘ
parliamentaryTactic use of parliamentary platform to criticize apartheid laws ⓘ
participatedIn South African general election, 1977 ⓘ
South African general election, 1981 ⓘ
South African general election, 1987 ⓘ
policyOnFranchise qualified universal franchise proposal ⓘ
policyOnNegotiations advocated negotiations with black political leaders ⓘ
position centre ⓘ
centre-left ⓘ
predecessor Progressive Party (South Africa) ⓘ
Reform Party (South Africa) ⓘ
United Party (South Africa) liberal faction ⓘ
regionOfActivity Cape Province ⓘ
Natal ⓘ
Transvaal ⓘ
representedIn House of Assembly of South Africa ⓘ
successor Democratic Party (South Africa) ⓘ
supported parliamentary democracy ⓘ
power-sharing across racial groups ⓘ
protection of civil liberties ⓘ
rule of law ⓘ

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United Party (South Africa) → succeededBy → Progressive Federal Party ⓘ
Helen Suzman → memberOfPoliticalParty → Progressive Federal Party ⓘ
United Party (South Africa) → followedBy → Progressive Federal Party ⓘ
subject linked to: United Party
Democratic Party (South Africa) → hasPredecessor → Progressive Federal Party ⓘ
Democratic Party (South Africa) → foundedBy → Progressive Federal Party ⓘ
South African general election, 1987 → oppositionParty → Progressive Federal Party ⓘ
Progressive Party (South Africa) → successor → Progressive Federal Party ⓘ
Colin Eglin → memberOfPoliticalParty → Progressive Federal Party ⓘ
Helen Suzman → memberOf → Progressive Federal Party ⓘ
subject linked to: Helen Gavronsky
UP → successor → Progressive Federal Party (indirectly, via realignments) ⓘ
linked to: Progressive Federal Party
Democratic Party (South Africa) → precededBy → Progressive Federal Party ⓘ
subject linked to: Democratic Party
Zach de Beer → memberOfPoliticalParty → Progressive Federal Party ⓘ
Marius Barnard → memberOfPoliticalParty → Progressive Federal Party ⓘ