Reform Party (South Africa)

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The Reform Party was a political party that existed for just five months in 1975. The Reform Party was created on February 11 by a group of four MPs who left the United Party under the guidance of Harry Schwarz. The party merged with the Progressive Party on 25 July 1975 to form the Progressive Reform Party with Colin Eglin as the new leader.

In 1977 another group of United Party members left the Party to form the Committee for a United Opposition, which then joined the Progressive Reform Party to form the Progressive Federal Party.

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Apartheid-era political parties and groups	South African Liberal Party · Progressive Party (South Africa) · Democratic Party (South Africa)  · Progressive Federal Party · Reform Party · Progressive Reform Party  · Independent Party (South Africa)
Post-Apartheid political parties and groups	Democratic Alliance (South Africa)  · South African Institute of Race Relations  · Black Sash  · Helen Suzman Foundation  · Centre for Development and Enterprise
People before and during the apartheid era	Alan Paton  · Colin Eglin  · Harry Schwarz  · Helen Suzman  · Zach de Beer  · Denis Worrall  · Wynand Malan  · Frederik van Zyl Slabbert  · Jan Steytler
Post-apartheid people	Tony Leon · Helen Zille
Related articles	Liberalism in South Africa