The Herstigte Nasionale Party van Suid-Afrika (Refounded National Party of South Africa) was formed as a right wing splinter group of the South African National Party. The party was formed in the 1968 by Albert Hertzog (son of former Prime Minister General JBM Hertzog as response to a perceived easing of apartheid by the National Party government, as well as the dropping of Hertzog and some of his closest supporters from the cabinet. The name was chosen to reflect the initials of the earlier Herenigde Nasionale Party, 'Herenigde' (re-united) National Party, a name used by Daniel François Malan to defeat Jan Smuts in the election of 1948, and therefore seen as recalling the roots that the National Party had abandoned. In politics, right-wing, the political right, or simply the right, are terms which refer, with no particular precision, to the segment of the political spectrum in opposition to left-wing politics. ... The National Party (Afrikaans: Nasionale Party) (with its members sometimes known as Nationalists or Nats) was the governing party of South Africa from 1948 until 1994, and was disbanded in 2005. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Cover of Time Magazine (April 27, 1925) James Barry Munnik Hertzog, better known as Barry Hertzog, (1866-1942) was Prime Minister of South Africa from 1924 to 1939. ... A segregated beach in South Africa, 1982. ... ... Jan Smuts Jan Christiaan Smuts, OM (May 24, 1870 – September 11, 1950) was a prominent South African statesman and general. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Despite having a significant amount of support the HNP did not manage to gain seats in the South African parliament, and soon became a voice of external opposition. Under the leadership of Jaap Marais they joined the Afrikaner Volksfront of General Constand Viljoen in 1991 although the front collapsed in 1994 when many of the members refused to participate in South Africa's first multi-racial elections. The HNP drifted away from Viljoen and did not join his Freedom Front. As a result they have become something of a marginal force in contemporary South Africa, arguing for the supremacy of the Afrikaans speaking whites. Their official party organ, Die Afrikaner, is still published infrequently. General Constand Viljoen SSA SD SOE SM (b 1933) was a South African military commander. ... 1991 (MCMXCI in Roman) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV in Roman) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... The Freedom Front (Vryheidsfront) is a South African political party that aims to protect Afrikaner interests. ... Afrikaans is a West Germanic language mainly spoken in South Africa and Namibia with smaller numbers of speakers in Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Zambia. ...

External link

• Official web site in Afrikaans, English and German under construction