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|crimes = Institutionalized oppression<br>[[Xenophobia]]<br>Segregation<br>Human rights violations<br>[[Crimes against humanity]]<br>[[Ethnic cleansing]]<br>[[War crimes]]
|crimes = Institutionalized oppression<br>[[Xenophobia]]<br>Segregation<br>Human rights violations<br>[[Crimes against humanity]]<br>[[Ethnic cleansing]]<br>[[War crimes]]
|type of villains = Xenophobic Oppressors  
|type of villains = Xenophobic Oppressors  
}}The '''National Party''' (Afrikaans: ''Nasionale Party''), also known as the '''Nationalist Party''', was a political party in South Africa founded in 1914 and disbanded in 1997. The party was originally an Afrikaner ethnic nationalist party that promoted Afrikaner interests in South Africa.  
}}{{Quote|I am tired of constantly hearing how guilty the Afrikaner and the National Party are and the time has come that this myth be crushed.|[[P.W Botha]]}}
The '''National Party''' (Afrikaans: ''Nasionale Party''), also known as the '''Nationalist Party''', was a political party in South Africa founded in 1914 and disbanded in 1997. The party was originally an Afrikaner ethnic nationalist party that promoted Afrikaner interests in South Africa.  
==History==
==History==
The National Party first became the governing party of the country in 1924. It was an opposition party during [[World War II]] but it returned to power and was again in the government from 4 June 1948 until 9 May 1994.
The National Party first became the governing party of the country in 1924. It was an opposition party during [[World War II]] but it returned to power and was again in the government from 4 June 1948 until 9 May 1994.