Afrikaner Party

Afrikaner Party

The Afrikaner Party (AP) was a South African political party from 1941 to 1951.

The roots of the party can be traced back September 1939, when South Africa declared war on Germany at the start of World War II. General J.B.M. Hertzog and his followers did not agree with this move and broke away from the United Party to form the Volksparty (People's Party).

The Volksparty later split - one faction joined the National Party to form the Herenigde Nasionale Party (Re-united National Party) while the other faction became the Afrikaner Party under the leadership of N.C. Havenga.

After the 1948 South African general election the Herenigde National Party and Afrikaner Party formed a coalition in order to achieve an absolute majority in parliament. The Afrikaner Party was very much the junior partner in this, however, and in 1951 the two parties amalgamated to become the National Party.


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