▁Prime ▁Minister ▁and ▁State ▁President ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁to ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁A part heid ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Af rik an er ▁Bro ederb ond . ▁ ▁Once ▁the ▁Her enig de ▁N asion ale ▁Party ▁was ▁in ▁power ... English - spe aking ▁b ureau cr ats , ▁soldiers , ▁and ▁state ▁employees ▁were ▁s idel ined ▁by ▁reliable ▁Af rik an ers , ▁with ▁key ▁posts ▁going ▁to ▁Bro ederb ond ▁members ▁( with ▁their ▁ide ological ▁commit ment ▁to ▁separ at ism ). ▁The ▁elect oral ▁system ▁itself ▁was ▁manip ulated ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁imm igr ant ▁English ▁speak ers ▁and ▁eliminate ▁that ▁of ▁Col oured s . ▁ ▁The ▁Af rik an er ▁Bro ederb ond ▁continued ▁to ▁act ▁in ▁secret , ▁in fil tr ating ▁and ▁gain ing ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁organis ations , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁Agricult ural ▁Union ▁( S AA U ), ▁which ▁had ▁political ▁power ▁and ▁were ▁opposed ▁to ▁a ▁further ▁es cal ation ▁of ▁A part heid ▁policies . ▁ ▁M embers ▁of ▁political ▁parties ▁ ▁right ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁party ▁were ▁not ▁welcome ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 ▁members ▁were ▁exp elled ▁by ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁when ▁the ▁ ▁Conserv ative ▁Party ▁was ▁founded ▁with ▁And ries ▁Tre urn icht ▁as ▁leader , ▁all ▁Bro ederb ond ▁members ▁who ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁newly