The South African Party was a liberal political party that existed in the Union of South Africa from 1911 to 1934. The outline and foundation for the party was realized after the election of a 'South African party', made up of Boers and British settlers committed to cooperation between the two dominant Caucasian societies in South Africa, won the 1910 South African general election under the leadership of Louis Botha. The party would solidify after the departure of James Hertzog and more radical Boer nationalists who formed the National Party. Rising discontent with the economic policies of the SAP during the bad economic times of the early 1920s culminated in a general strike in 1922. Though a combination of military intervention and negotiation ended the strike, the memory of it remained when the government, now a SAP-Unionist coalition government under the leadership of Jan Smuts, faced the 1924 South African general election, in which it was defeated by a National-South African Labour Party coalition. The SAP remained in opposition with its Unionist allies until the unrest of the Great Depression forced Prime Minister James Hertzog of the Nationals to form a coalition government and a merger into the United South African National Party. National motto: Ex Unitate Vires (Latin: From Unity, strength} Official languages Afrikaans, English. ... 1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Boer is the Afrikaans (and Dutch) word for farmer. ... For other uses, see White (disambiguation). ... Louis Botha Louis Botha (September 17, 1862-August 27, 1919) was an Afrikaner and first Prime Minister of the modern South African state, then called the Union of South Africa. ... The National 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. ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Jan Smuts Jan Christiaan Smuts, (May 24, 1870 – September 11, 1950) was a prominent South African statesman and soldier. ... The National 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. ... The Great Depression was a massive global economic recession (or depression) that ran from 1929 to 1939. ... United Party is a term used in various variants by various political parties. ...