Jan Christian Smuts1939
Jan Smuts succeeds Hertzog and led the party and the country throughout World War II and the immediate post-war years
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Jan Smuts succeeds Hertzog and led the party and the country throughout World War II and the immediate post-war years
Appointed Party Leader of the United Paerty
Appointed Party Leader for the United Party in the Cape
Appointed Party Leader of the United Party
Divisions come to a head in 1972 when Harry Schwarz, leader of the liberal "Young Turks" within the party, wrestled the leadership of the party in the Transvaal from Marais Steyn
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