Democratic Party (South Africa)
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The Democratic Party (South Africa) was a liberal opposition party during the late apartheid and early post-apartheid era that later became a core component of the Democratic Alliance.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Democratic Alliance | 15 |
| Democratic Party (South Africa) canonical | 9 |
| Independent Party (South Africa) | 2 |
| Democratic Alliance (South Africa) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1605249 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Democratic Party (South Africa) Context triple: [Government of National Unity (South Africa), excludedMajorParty, Democratic Party (South Africa)]
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A.
Labour Party (South Africa)
The Labour Party (South Africa) was a political party that primarily represented the interests of the Coloured community during the apartheid era and participated in various segregated parliamentary structures.
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South African Party
The South African Party was a major early 20th-century political party that governed the Union of South Africa and promoted a policy of white unity and gradual segregation before being succeeded by the National Party.
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C.
United Party (South Africa)
The United Party (South Africa) was a major mid-20th-century South African political party that promoted a more moderate alternative to hardline apartheid policies before being eclipsed by the National Party.
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United Democratic Front
The United Democratic Front was a major non-racial coalition of anti-apartheid organizations in South Africa that mobilized mass resistance against white minority rule in the 1980s.
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E.
South African Communist Party
The South African Communist Party is a Marxist–Leninist political party in South Africa that played a key role in the anti-apartheid struggle and has long been allied with the African National Congress.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Democratic Party (South Africa) Target entity description: The Democratic Party (South Africa) was a liberal opposition party during the late apartheid and early post-apartheid era that later became a core component of the Democratic Alliance.
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A.
Labour Party (South Africa)
The Labour Party (South Africa) was a political party that primarily represented the interests of the Coloured community during the apartheid era and participated in various segregated parliamentary structures.
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B.
South African Party
The South African Party was a major early 20th-century political party that governed the Union of South Africa and promoted a policy of white unity and gradual segregation before being succeeded by the National Party.
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C.
United Party (South Africa)
The United Party (South Africa) was a major mid-20th-century South African political party that promoted a more moderate alternative to hardline apartheid policies before being eclipsed by the National Party.
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D.
United Democratic Front
The United Democratic Front was a major non-racial coalition of anti-apartheid organizations in South Africa that mobilized mass resistance against white minority rule in the 1980s.
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E.
South African Communist Party
The South African Communist Party is a Marxist–Leninist political party in South Africa that played a key role in the anti-apartheid struggle and has long been allied with the African National Congress.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
liberal party
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political party ⓘ |
| abbreviation | DP ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
early post-apartheid era
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late apartheid era ⓘ |
| color | blue ⓘ |
| coreComponentOf |
Democratic Party (South Africa)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Democratic Alliance
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| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| dissolved | 2000 ⓘ |
| focus |
civil liberties
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good governance ⓘ minority rights ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Democratic Party (South Africa)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Independent Party (South Africa)
National Democratic Movement ⓘ Progressive Federal Party ⓘ |
| hasPredecessor |
Democratic Party (South Africa)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Independent Party (South Africa)
National Democratic Movement ⓘ Progressive Federal Party ⓘ |
| ideology | liberalism ⓘ |
| inception | 1989 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| mergedInto |
Democratic Party (South Africa)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Democratic Alliance
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| notableLeader |
Denis Worrall
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Tony Leon ⓘ Zach de Beer ⓘ |
| operatedInSystem | multi-party parliamentary system ⓘ |
| opposed | National Party (South Africa) ⓘ |
| oppositionTo | apartheid ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
1994 South African general election
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1999 South African general election ⓘ |
| partOf |
Democratic Party (South Africa)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Democratic Alliance
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| politicalPosition |
centre
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centre-right ⓘ |
| region | Southern Africa ⓘ |
| representedIn | Parliament of South Africa ⓘ |
| role | parliamentary opposition party ⓘ |
| status | defunct political party ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Democratic Party (South Africa)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Democratic Alliance
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| supported |
constitutional democracy
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human rights ⓘ market-oriented economic policies ⓘ rule of law ⓘ |
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Subject: Democratic Party (South Africa) Description of subject: The Democratic Party (South Africa) was a liberal opposition party during the late apartheid and early post-apartheid era that later became a core component of the Democratic Alliance.
Referenced by (27)
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