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National Party Of South West Africa
The National Party of South West Africa ( af, Nasionale Party van Suidwes-Afrika, german: Nationale Partei Südwestafrikas) was a political party in South West Africa. History The party was originally established in Mariental by Frikke Jooste in July 1924.Victor L. Tonchi, William A. Lindeke & John J. Grotpeter (2012) ''Historical Dictionary of Namibia'', Scarecrow Press, pp289–290 It won two seats in the 1926 legislative elections, which saw the German League win eight of the twelve elected seats.Zedekia Ngavirue (1997) ''Political parties and interest groups in South West Africa (Namibia)'', P Schelttwein Publishing, p301 On 31 January 1927 it merged with the South West Party, which had won one seat in the elections, to form the United National South West Party (UNSWP). The National Party was re-established as a separate party in 1939, winning two seats in the 1940 elections, which saw the UNSWP win the remaining ten. It subsequently lost both seats in 1945, with the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United National South West Party
The United National South West Party ( af, Verenigde Nasionale Suidwes Party, german: Vereinigte Nationale Südwestpartei) was a political party in South West Africa, the local counterpart of the South African United Party (South Africa), United Party but founded eight years earlier and merged into the latter in 1971. It was formed through a merger of National Party of South West Africa and the South West Party, in order to counter the influence of the German League in South West Africa. The first congress of UNSWP was held in Windhoek on 1–2 April 1927. The UNSWP favoured incorporation of South West Africa into South Africa, and won elections to the Legislative Assembly elections in South West African legislative election, 1929, 1929, South West African legislative election, 1934, 1934, South West African legislative election, 1940, 1940 and South West African legislative election, 1945, 1945. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South West African Legislative Election, 1950
Parliamentary elections were held in South West Africa on 30 August 1950. African Elections Database The whites-only election saw a victory for the , which won 15 of the 18 seats in the Legislative Assembly. Electoral system Prior to the elections, the electoral system was reformed; previously 12 members had been elected from single-member constituencies and six members appointed by the Administrator. Unde ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namibian Parliamentary Election, 1989
Parliamentary elections were held in Namibia between 7 and 11 November 1989. These elections were for the Constituent Assembly of Namibia, which, upon independence in March 1990, became the National Assembly of Namibia. Background The elections were facilitated by the United Nations, after the withdrawal of South African troops from South West Africa (present day Namibia) after the 1988 Tripartite Accords. The UN established the United Nations Transition Assistance Group and through its resolutions 629, 632, 640 and 643 in 1989, implemented the United Nations plan for Namibia in 435 (1978) to help secure free and fair elections, and eventually, the country's independence. The United Nations plan included overview by foreign election observers who monitored the election process. The work of foreign observers helped to ensure that the elections were certified as free and fair by the UN Special Representative. 701,483 people registered to vote, with 680,788 casting votes, equati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action Christian National
Action Christian National (ACN) was a white nationalist political party in Namibia (formerly South West Africa). The ACN was established in 1989 to enable whites to participate in the elections. It used to be aligned with the National Party of South Africa. In the Namibian parliamentary election, 1989 that elected the members of the Constituent Assembly of Namibia, ACN won three seats. The party's chairman was Jan de Wet. It subsequently became the Monitor Action Group. See also * List of political parties in Namibia Namibia is a one party dominant state with the South-West Africa People's Organisation in power. Opposition parties are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power. In Namibian politics, ethnicity plays a significa ... References Defunct political parties in Namibia Political parties established in 1989 White nationalism in Namibia White nationalist parties Nationalist parties in Africa Ethnic political parties Conserva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Namibians
White Namibians (german: Weiße Namibier or Europäer Namibier) are people of European descent settled in Namibia. The majority of White Namibians are Afrikaners (locally born or of White South Africans descent), with many of the White minority being German Namibians (descended from Germans who colonised Namibia in the late-nineteenth century). Many are also Portuguese or English immigrants. Current estimates of the White Namibian population run between 75,000Namibian.org – retrieved 3 February 2016 and 150,000. – retrieved 3 February 2016 This imprecision in data is because the Namibian government no longer collects data based on race. Distribution |
DTA Of Namibia
The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM), formerly the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA), is an amalgamation of political parties in Namibia, registered as one singular party for representation purposes. In coalition with the United Democratic Front, it formed the official opposition in Parliament until the parliamentary elections in 2009. The party currently holds 16 seats in the Namibian National Assembly and one seat in the Namibian National Council and is the official opposition. McHenry Venaani is president of the PDM. The PDM is an associate member of the International Democrat Union, a transnational grouping of national political parties generally identified with political conservatism, and a member of the Democrat Union of Africa, which was relaunched in Accra, Ghana in February 2019. The president of the party, McHenry Venaani, is the current chairperson of the Democrat Union of Africa. History The party was formed as the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) on 5 Nov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action Front For The Retention Of Turnhalle Principles
Action may refer to: * Action (narrative), a literary mode * Action fiction, a type of genre fiction * Action game, a genre of video game Film * Action film, a genre of film * Action (1921 film), ''Action'' (1921 film), a film by John Ford * Action (1980 film), ''Action'' (1980 film), a film by Tinto Brass * ''Action 3D'', a 2013 Telugu language film * Action (2019 film), ''Action'' (2019 film), a Kollywood film. Music * Action (music), a characteristic of a stringed instrument * Action (piano), the mechanism which drops the hammer on the string when a key is pressed * The Action, a 1960s band Albums * Action (B'z album), ''Action'' (B'z album) (2007) * Action! (Desmond Dekker album), ''Action!'' (Desmond Dekker album) (1968) * ''Action Action Action'' or ''Action'', a 1965 album by Jackie McLean * Action! (Oh My God album), ''Action!'' (Oh My God album) (2002) * Action (Oscar Peterson album), ''Action'' (Oscar Peterson album) (1968) * Action (Punchline album), ''Action'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South West African Legislative Election, 1978
Parliamentary elections were held in South West Africa between 4 and 8 December 1978. These first elections conducted under universal adult suffrage—all previous elections had been Whites-only—were won by the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance, which claimed 41 of the 50 seats. The elections were conducted without United Nations (UN) supervision, and in defiance of the 1972 United Nations General Assembly's recognition of the militant South West African People's Organisation (SWAPO) as the "sole representative of Namibia's people". The UN henceforth declared the elections null and void. The resulting government, dependent on South African approval for all its legislation, was in power until its dissolution in 1983. Background The elections were a direct outcome of the 1975–1977 Turnhalle Constitutional Conference, a controversial conference in Windhoek that developed a draft constitution for a semi-autonomous South West Africa. Representatives of 11 South West African ethnic grou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republican Party (Namibia)
The Republican Party () is a political party in Namibia. It is based among the white minority. Henk Mudge was its President and its sole representative in the National Assembly. Prior to the 2004 parliamentary election, the Republican Party was part of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA). It was revived as an independent party in 2003, and won 1.9% of popular votes and 1 National Assembly seat. The Republican Party was founded by Dirk Mudge in 1977Christof Maletsky"RP plans comeback to politics", ''The Namibian'', August 4, 2003. and joined the DTA in the same year.Petros Kuteeu, ''The Namibian'', August 21, 2003. In mid-2003, the Republican Party revived itself as an independent organization. Hardap Region Governor Pieter Boltman resigned as party leader, opposing the party's moves to separate itself from the DTA, in July 2003, and he was succeeded by Henk Mudge,Lindsay Dentlinger"'Communication breakdown soured RP-DTA relations'" ''The Namibian'', July 24, 2003. Dirk Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dirk Mudge
Dirk Frederik Mudge (16 January 192826 August 2020) was a Namibian politician. He served in several high-ranking positions in the South African administration of South West Africa, was the chairman of the 1975–1977 Turnhalle Constitutional Conference, and co-founded the Republican Party (RP) of Namibia as well as the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA), now known as the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM). At Namibian independence, Mudge was a member of the Constituent Assembly and 1st National Assembly until he retired in 1993. Mudge was the founder of Namibia's Afrikaans daily ''Die Republikein'' and its publisher Namibia Media Holdings. He served on the board of directors until 2008. Early life and education Dirk Mudge, a White Namibian of Afrikaner descent with mixed Dutch and German roots, was born on the farm Rusthof near Otjiwarongo. He was a farmer by profession. In 1947, he graduated from Stellenbosch University with a Bachelor of Commerce, whereupon he worked as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South West African Legislative Election, 1974
Parliamentary elections were held in South West Africa on 24 April 1974. The last Whites-only election saw a victory for the National Party of South West Africa, which won all 18 seats in the Legislative Assembly. African Elections Database Results References Parliamentary elections in Namibia |
South West African Legislative Election, 1970
Parliamentary elections were held in South West Africa on 20 April 1970. African Elections Database A whites-only election saw a victory for the , which won all 18 seats in the Legislative Assembly. Results References {{Namibian elections |
