Birth of David Pieter de Villiers Graaff
Birth of David Pieter de Villiers Graaff
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David Pieter de Villiers Graaff Biography and Timeline
Follow David Pieter de Villiers Graaff through 12 dated historical records for South Africa.
David Pieter de Villiers Graaff, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
12Distinct records
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1913–1999Years on this page
1913
1942
Battle of Tobruk
Taken prisoner at the Battle of Tobruk
Role range: 1939-1945
1947
Election
Unsuccesfully stands for election
1948
Election
Succesfully stands for election
Election
Victory in De Villiers constituency (Hottentots) was the only UP pickup in the election. Becomes a member of Parliament in 1948, the year his United Party was ousted from Government by the conservative National Party, which promised to enact a de jure system of apartheid
1951
Party Leader
Appointed Party Leader for the United Party in the Cape
1956
Party Leader
Appointed Party Leader of the United Party
1961
Election
Only 1 of the 12 party members of the House of Assembly retain their seat
1977
Resignation of David Pieter de Villiers Graaff
Resigns as party leader. Resigns as opposition leader
Election
The United Party is dissolved and the New Republic Party is founded, of which Villiers Graaff briefly serves as interim leader before retiring
New Republic Party
The United Party is dissolved and the New Republic Party is founded, of which Villiers Graaff briefly serves as interim leader before retiring
1999
Death of David Pieter de Villiers Graaff
Death of David Pieter de Villiers Graaff
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.