SA politician Roelf Meyer resigns.

Date: 17 May 1997
Updated: 30 Sep 2019

Roelf Meyer announces his resignation as the leader of the National Party (NP) in Gauteng and also as Member of Parliament. A year later he co-founds the United Democratic Movement (UDM) with former Transkei bantustan leader Bantu Holomisa.

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01United Democratic Movement, UDM., (1999), 'Status, Objectives, Policies and Formation of the UDM', from enca, [online], Available at https://www.enca.com/content/united-democratic-movement-udm [Accessed 29 May]
02Ngonyama, S., (2000), 'The resignation of Roelf Meyer from politics', from ANC Organisation, January 6, [online], Available at https://www.anc.org.za/show.php?id=7297 [Accessed: 29 May 2014]
03Petrus Meyer, S,. (2000), 'Roelof Petrus (Roelf) Meyer biography', from South African history online, [online], Available at https://www.sahistory.org.za/people/roelof-petrus-roelf-meyer [Accessed 29 May 2014]

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