Colin Wells Eglin (14 April 1925 – 29 November 2013) was a South African politician best known for having served as national leader of the opposition...
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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...
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Eglin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Colin Eglin (1925–2013), South African politician Fredrick I. Eglin (1891–1937), career officer...
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for Houghton, five other members won seats including the party leader Colin Eglin. A seventh member of the caucus was elected at a by-election soon after...
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against detention without trial, pass laws and influx control. From 1971 Colin Eglin was the party leader, without being a member of parliament himself. In...
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it was the official opposition of the country. Its first leader was Colin Eglin, who was succeeded by Frederik van Zyl Slabbert and then Zach de Beer...
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On the party's left wing, he and fellow MPs including Helen Suzman, Colin Eglin, Ray Swart, Harry Lawrence and Dr Jan Steytler resigned from the party...
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the United Party in 1959, became temporary leader. In February 1971 Colin Eglin from Cape Town was elected party leader. At the next General Election...
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House of Assembly. The newly formed Progressive Federal Party, led by Colin Eglin became the official opposition. The New Republic Party, successor to...
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Party, the last parliament for which she would sit for her caucus alone. Colin Eglin, who became leader of the Progressive Party in 1971, was defeated in...
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Steytler, Colin Eglin, Bernard Friedman, Helen Suzman Reform Party: Harry Schwarz Progressive Reform and Progressive Federal Party: Colin Eglin, Frederik...
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Progressive Federal Party In office 1979–1986 Preceded by Colin Eglin Succeeded by Colin Eglin Personal details Born (1940-03-02)2 March 1940 Pretoria,...
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Commission supervising first non-racial national elections in South Africa Colin Eglin, former leader of the Progressive Party (South Africa) and its successors...
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spokesman on finance, education and Chairman of the Federal Executive, while Colin Eglin, the former leader of the Progressives was elected leader of the newly...
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percent did not. Parliamentary opposition was galvanised by Helen Suzman, Colin Eglin and Harry Schwarz, who formed the Progressive Federal Party. Extra-parliamentary...
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2013 – Oliver Cheatham, American singer-songwriter (b. 1948) 2013 – Colin Eglin, South African soldier and politician (b. 1925) 2013 – Natalya Gorbanevskaya...
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have never been located. Anti-apartheid political leaders in Parliament Colin Eglin and Harry Schwarz both called for Fisher's remains to be returned to...
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the United Nations General Assembly, and Foreign Minister of Israel Colin Eglin (1925–2013), leader of Progressive Party 1971–1977, Progressive Reform...
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them were Slovo of the SACP, Ramaphosa of the ANC, Meyer of the NP, Colin Eglin of the Democratic Party, Benny Alexander of the PAC, Pravin Gordhan of...
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opponents of Apartheid, such as Jan Steytler, Helen Suzman, Zach de Beer, Colin Eglin, Frederik van Zyl Slabbert and Harry Schwarz. In 1989, it merged with...
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Hartzenberg Leader of the Opposition In office 1987–1993 Preceded by Colin Eglin Succeeded by Ferdi Hartzenberg Minister of Public Works, Statistics and...
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9 Colin Eglin (1925–2013) Progressive Federal Party 1977–1979 10 Frederik van Zyl Slabbert (1940–2010) Progressive Federal Party 1979–1986 (9) Colin Eglin...
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Suzman was joined in parliament by notable liberal colleagues such as Colin Eglin. The party then merged in 1975 with Harry Schwarz's Reform Party and...
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(1910–2002) Ebrahim Ebrahim, South African anti-apartheid activist (1937–2021) Colin Eglin, South African politician (1925–2013) Farid Esack, political activist...
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companies (particularly Taiyo Gyogyo) were discovered. In April 1979, Colin Eglin, leader of the South African opposition, urged the government to investigate...
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Little, professional golfer. Saul Solomon, liberal Cape politician. Colin Eglin, politician. Gerry Brand, Springboks rugby union footballer. David Rosen...
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of 164 seats, gained 12 seats. The Progressive Federal Party, led by Colin Eglin finished a distant second with 17 seats. In Sweden, a landslide destroyed...
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party Second party Third party Leader P. W. Botha Andries Treurnicht Colin Eglin Party National Conservative Progressive Last election 57.66%, 131 seats...
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South Africa. South Africa returns to the gold standard. 14 April – Colin Eglin, founding member and leader of the Progressive Federal Party. (d. 2013)...
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United Kingdom 2010 Shirin Ebadi Iran 2011 Chee Soon Juan Singapore 2012 Colin Eglin South Africa 2013 Dick Marty Switzerland 2014 Waris Dirie Somalia 2015...
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