This day in history marks the first time the term Apartheid was mentioned in Parliament by Dr Malan. For Dr Malan, Apartheid was a practice and an ideology to ensure the safety of the White race and of Christian civilisation by the maintenance of principles of separate development. Apartheid as a term soon gained currency, going untranslated into the English political terminology.
eventREF E-0123338Revised
25 May 1944
DF Malan mentions the term 'Apartheid' in Parliament for the first time
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- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01La Guma, Alex: (1971) Apartheid; a collection of writings on South African racism by South Africans. Intl Pub.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2017, May 16). DF Malan mentions the term 'Apartheid' in Parliament for the first time. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0123338
South African History Online (2017) 'DF Malan mentions the term 'Apartheid' in Parliament for the first time', South African History Online, 16 May. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0123338 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
South African History Online, DF Malan mentions the term 'Apartheid' in Parliament for the first time [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0123338, (accessed 12 October 2026).
"DF Malan mentions the term 'Apartheid' in Parliament for the first time." South African History Online, 16 May 2017, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0123338. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "DF Malan mentions the term 'Apartheid' in Parliament for the first time." South African History Online. May 16, 2017. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0123338.
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