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Progressive Reform Party (South Africa)

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Leader
  
Colin Eglin

Founded
  
25 July 1975

Chairman
  
Harry Schwarz

Progressive Reform Party (South Africa)

Dissolved
  
1977 (merged with Committee for a United Opposition)

Preceded by
  
Reform Party and Progressive Party

Merged into
  
Progressive Federal Party

The Progressive Reform Party (Afrikaans: Progressiewe Reformiste Party) was a South African party that was formed on 26 July 1975 by the fusion of the Reform Party led by Harry Schwarz and Progressive Party led by Colin Eglin. Harry Schwarz predicted that the merger would lead to a "new political dimension in South Africa".

Colin Eglin was elected leader of the party While Harry Schwarz was made Chairman of the Federal Executive.

In 1977, the United Party merged with another small party to form the New Republic Party. A number of United Party members left to form the Committee for a United Opposition, which then joined the Progressive Reform Party to form the Progressive Federal Party with Colin Eglin as its leader.

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Progressive Reform Party (South Africa) Wikipedia