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Ben Schoeman

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in September 1966, Schoeman was widely considered to be the favourite to assume leadership of both the National Party and the country. However, the day before the election, he withdrew from the race, granting victory to the only other candidate;
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to join his "New Order" organisation which advocated for national-socialism in South Africa. Schoeman declined to support the organisation because of his belief in democracy for the Afrikaner people and ended his relationship with Pirow.
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Barend Jacobus Schoeman, and Abelina Jacoba Schoeman (née Theunissen). After completing his studies at high school, he joined the railway industry, and worked as both a driver and a
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has similarly claimed that Schoeman was blackmailed by "securocrats", forcing him to unexpectedly withdraw his candidacy and allowing the more conservative Vorster to take power.
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Various major public infrastructure projects have been named after the long-serving minister including the larger outer dock of the
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Schoeman, Ben. (1978). My lewe in die politiek. Johannesburg: Perskor-Uitgewery. p.81
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Schoeman, Ben. (1978). My lewe in die politiek. Johannesburg: Perskor-Uitgewery. p.78
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he returned to Parliament as the member of the National Party for Maraisburg.
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While some have accused Schoeman of being a member of the sometimes militant
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South African Democracy Education Trust (SADET) (2004).
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in Braamfontein. He entered politics as a member of the
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by Vorster, though offer no evidence for their theory.
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Unfinished Business: South Africa, Apartheid and Truth
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At age seventeen, he was the branch chairman for the
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Index


Minister of Transport
Paul Sauer
Lourens Muller
Maraisburg
Minister of Labour
Colin Fraser Steyn
Johannes de Klerk
Maraisburg
Minister of Public Works
C.F. Clarkson
P.O. Sauer
Fordsburg
Member of Parliament
Braamfontein
Johannesburg
Colony of Transvaal
Gauteng
South Africa
South Africa
National Party
United Party
National Party
apartheid era
Minister of Labour
Minister of Transport

steam train
fireman
Braamfontein

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