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The '''Independent Party''' (Afrikaans: '''Onafhanklike Party''') was founded in 1987 by [[Dennis Worrall]] and [[Wynand Malan]]. Its purpose was to protest against the National Party's shift in policy from reform to security. Unlike most other legal non-racialist parties of the Apartheid era, the IP's membership was mainly composed of Afrikaners rather than English-speakers.<ref>http://www.heritage.org/Research/Africa/bg584.cfm</ref> The IP absorbed many members of the [[New Republic Party]] after its dissolution. In 1989, among others, it merged with the Progressive Federal Party to form the [[Democratic Party]], now known as the [[Democratic Alliance]].
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The '''Independent Party''' ({{lang-af|Onafhanklike Party}}) was founded in 1987 by [[Denis Worrall]] and [[Wynand Malan]]. Its purpose was to protest against the National Party's shift in policy from reform to security. It contested the [[South African general election, 1987|1987 election]] as the Independent Movement and Malan, its founder, won its only seat. Disappointed by this result, Malan left to form the [[National Democratic Movement (South Africa)|National Democratic Movement]] (NDM), and Worrall assumed the leadership.

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Unlike most other legal non-racialist parties of the Apartheid era, the IP's membership was mainly composed of Afrikaners rather than English-speakers.<ref>[http://www.heritage.org/Research/Africa/bg584.cfm U.S. Sanctions on South Africa: The Results Are In<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The IP absorbed many members of the [[New Republic Party (South Africa)|New Republic Party]] after its dissolution. In 1989, it merged with the [[Progressive Federal Party]] (and others including Malan's NDM) to form the [[Democratic Party (South Africa)|Democratic Party]] (DP), now known as the [[Democratic Alliance (South Africa)|Democratic Alliance]] (DA). The Afrikaner support melted away, and Worrall and Malan left the DP soon after its formation.

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Latest revision as of 13:45, 2 July 2023

The Independent Party (Afrikaans: Onafhanklike Party) was founded in 1987 by Denis Worrall and Wynand Malan. Its purpose was to protest against the National Party's shift in policy from reform to security. It contested the 1987 election as the Independent Movement and Malan, its founder, won its only seat. Disappointed by this result, Malan left to form the National Democratic Movement (NDM), and Worrall assumed the leadership.

Unlike most other legal non-racialist parties of the Apartheid era, the IP's membership was mainly composed of Afrikaners rather than English-speakers.[1] The IP absorbed many members of the New Republic Party after its dissolution. In 1989, it merged with the Progressive Federal Party (and others including Malan's NDM) to form the Democratic Party (DP), now known as the Democratic Alliance (DA). The Afrikaner support melted away, and Worrall and Malan left the DP soon after its formation.

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  1. ^ U.S. Sanctions on South Africa: The Results Are In
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