5. The National Party: policies 1966 to 1980
John Vorster took over as Prime Minister of South Africa following the assassination of Verwoerd in 1966. However, the change of leadership did not change the Apartheid policy or the laws underpinning this policy. How significant were the policies of the National government from 1966 to 1980?‘My role is to walk further along the road set by Hendrik Verwoerd.’John Vorster – Prime Minister of South Africa 1966-1978