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General elections were held in South Africa on 26 May 1948. They represented a turning point in the country's history, as despite receiving just under half of the votes cast, the United Party and its leader, incumbent Prime Minister Jan Smuts, were ousted by the Herenigde Nasionale Party (HNP) led by D. F. Malan, a Dutch Reformed cleric.
26 – The National Party wins the General Elections in coalition with the Afrikaner Party (AP). 28 – The National Party forms a new South African government as incumbent prime minister Jan Smuts loses his seat. June. 4 – Daniel François Malan is elected the 4th Prime Minister of South Africa. 12 – The first Rembrandt cigarettes are ...
The United Party lost the 1948 general election to the National ... It was the first occasion in apartheid South Africa's history where the principles of peaceful ...
Upon taking power after the 1948 general election, the NP began to implement a program of apartheid – the legal system of political, economic and social separation of the races intended to maintain and extend political and economic control of South Africa by the White minority.
(since the 1909 South Africa Act) 1948–1953: Daniël Malan. Date formed: 26 May 1948 () Date dissolved: ... in the 1948 South African general election.
This article lists elections for legislative or quasi-legislative bodies in South Africa. ... 26 May 1948; 15 April 1953 ... List of elections in South Africa.
South Africa has long been seen as a leading representative of the African continent in the world, and on Dec. 1 it assumes the prominent presidency of the Group of 20 nations — 20 leading rich ...
For the fifth Senate of South Africa, the eight nominated Senators were appointed on July 28, 1948 and the Electoral Colleges met in the provincial capitals the following day. At the end of this process the government had 22 supporters ( Reunited National Party 11, Afrikaner Party 2, Independent 1 and the 8 nominated Senators) and the ...