Dr. Andries P. Treurnicht is re-elected NP leader in the Transvaal

Updated: 30 Sep 2019

Dr. Andries P. Treurnicht is re-elected NP leader in the Transvaal

Dr. Andries P. Treurnicht, Minister of Public Works, Statistics and Tourism, was unanimously re-elected as the National Party's (NP)leader in the Transvaal. As the chief spokesman for the conservative wing of the NP, he re-affirmed that the party will continue to work for independent national groups on a geographical basis. Fourteen years later (1994) the NP lost control of the country to the African National Congress (ANC)and formed part of the Government of the National Unity.

How we know this

01O’Malley P. ‘1980’, from Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory and Dialog, [online], available at www.nelsonmandela.org.za(Accessed: 15 August 2012)
02South African History Online, ‘The first democratic election is held in South Africa’, [online], available at www.sahistory.org.za(Accessed: 15 August 2012)

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2012, August 29). Dr. Andries P. Treurnicht is re-elected NP leader in the Transvaal. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0093142

South African History Online (2012) 'Dr. Andries P. Treurnicht is re-elected NP leader in the Transvaal', South African History Online, 29 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0093142 (Accessed: 9 November 2026).

South African History Online, Dr. Andries P. Treurnicht is re-elected NP leader in the Transvaal [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0093142, (accessed 9 November 2026).

"Dr. Andries P. Treurnicht is re-elected NP leader in the Transvaal." South African History Online, 29 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0093142. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

South African History Online. "Dr. Andries P. Treurnicht is re-elected NP leader in the Transvaal." South African History Online. August 29, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0093142.