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That meant black South Africans could organise and agitate for better employment and working conditions. Following a financially ruinous strike in gold mining, the government buckled and made wage and employment concessions. These compromises had considerable political implications. In 1948, the United Party lost the elections to the National Party. That started an era of draconian politics that lasted until 1994.
In elections held after 1948, the National Party consolidated political power and pursued further segregationist policies, including the removal of Coloured voters from the roll in 1956.
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