The national leader of the Democratic Alliance - Tony Leon was born in Durban. In 1994 he was elected Member of Parliament and leader of Democratic Party. He succeeded Zech De Beer as the leader of the DP. He led the Party until it merged into Democratic Alliance with the New National Party. After the merger Tony Leon was elected the leader of the newly formed D A. The merger occurred immediately after the second South Africa national democratic elections in 1999. These parties agreed to contest 2000 local elections under the banner of the Democratic Alliance. D A is the current official opposition in the National Assembly.
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15 December 1956
Tony Leon is born
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- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau .
- 02SAHO Anthony James (Tony) Leon [online] Available at: www.sahistory.org.za [Accessed on 14 November 2013
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
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