Japie Basson
| Japie Basson | |
|---|---|
| Member of the South African Parliament | |
|
In office 1950–1980 | |
| Constituency |
Namib Bezuidenhout |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
25 July 1918 Paarl, Cape Province |
| Died |
8 August 2012 (aged 94) Cape Town |
| Political party |
National Party Independent National Union United Party Progressive Federal Party |
| Alma mater | Stellenbosch University |
Jacobus "Japie" Basson (25 July 1918 – 8 August 2012) was a South African politician who began his career with the National Party, but was later expelled from it, and became a forceful critic of the apartheid government as a member, by turns, of the United Party, Progressive Federal Party, and his own short-lived National Union.[1][2][3] He is described as "fiery", "colourful", an "individualist", and as the "chameleon" of South African politics for his shifting partisan allegiances.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Chameleon of SA politics dies". IOL. 10 August 2012.
- ↑ "Japie Basson". www.StellenboschWriters.com.
- ↑ Giliomee, Hermann (2011). The Afrikaners: Biography of a People. Hurst.
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