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Progressive Reform Party (South Africa)

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Progressive Reform Party
LeaderColin Eglin
ChairmanHarry Schwarz
FoundedJuly 25, 1975
Dissolved1977 (merged with Committee for a United Opposition)
Preceded byReform Party and Progressive Party
Merged intoProgressive Federal Party
IdeologyLiberalism


The Progressive Reform Party was a South African party that was formed on 26 July, 1976 by the fusion of the Reform Party and Progressive Party. Harry Schwarz was the leader of the Reform Party. Colin Eglin was the Leader of the Progressive Party.

Colin Eglin was made leader of the party and Harry Schwarz was made Chairman of the Federal Executive.

In 1977, the United Party merged with another small party to form the New Republic Party, at which point further United Party members left to form the Committee for a United Opposition, which then joined the Progressive Reform Party to form the Progressive Federal Party with Colin Eglin as its leader.