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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. | 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. | ||