1948
1948 general election
The National Party won the 1948 general election and began turning apartheid into formal state policy.
established
election
The National Party won the 1948 general election and began turning apartheid into formal state policy.
Significance
The result brought apartheid to national office and shaped the legal architecture of racial rule.
Why it matters
The result brought apartheid to national office and shaped the legal architecture of racial rule.