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De Villiers Graaff was born on 8 December, 1913 in Cape Town, Cape Province, Union of South Africa, is a South African politician (1913–1999). Discover De Villiers Graaff's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 85 years old?

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Occupation Politician, Lawyer, Dairy Farmer
Age 85 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 8 December, 1913
Birthday 8 December
Birthplace Cape Town, Cape Province, Union of South Africa
Date of death 4 October, 1999
Died Place Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Nationality South Africa

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1841

This baronetcy is one of twelve conferred on South Africans between 1841 and 1924.

He studied law at the Universities of Cape Town, Leiden, and Oxford.

1913

Sir De Villiers Graaff, 2nd Baronet, (8 December 1913 – 4 October 1999) (first name De Villiers, surname Graaff) known as Div Graaff, was a South African politician who succeeded his father, Sir David Pieter de Villiers Graaff, 1st Baronet, to his baronetcy in 1931.

Graaff was born on 8 December 1913 in Cape Town, Cape Province.

He attended Western Province Preparatory School and served as head boy during his final year at the school.

1931

Graaff succeeded his father as baronet in 1931.

1937

In 1937, he returned to South Africa and was admitted as an advocate in the South African Supreme Court.

At the outbreak of World War II, Graaff joined the Union Defence Force.

He served in North Africa and was taken prisoner of war by Axis forces during the Axis capture of Tobruk.

1946

He spent the rest of the war transitioning between German and Italian prison camps and was later appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1946 for his relief efforts among prisoners.

His youngest brother was Johannes de Villiers Graaff, a noted South African welfare economist.

1948

Graaff became a member of the House of Assembly, the lower house of Parliament, in 1948, the year his United Party was ousted from government by the conservative National Party, which promised to enact a de jure system of apartheid.

1956

He was the leader of the centrist United Party which was the official opposition in the then all-white South African Parliament from 1956 to 1977.

Victory in De Villiers' constituency (Hottentots-Holland) was the sole UP gain in the election; nevertheless, Graaff took over leadership of the United Party in 1956 from J.G.N. Strauss.

He led the opposition to the governments of three apartheid prime ministers, Johannes Strijdom, Hendrik Verwoerd, and B.J. Vorster.

1960

He led the opposition to a republic in the 1960 referendum, and stated that South Africa's membership of the Commonwealth was under threat, and the declaration of a republic would lead to South Africa being isolated internationally.

1977

In 1977, the United Party was dissolved and the New Republic Party was founded, of which Graaff briefly served as interim leader before retiring.

During his time as leader of the United Party it had split four times and been defeated in five general elections.

The M1 highway, which was originally part of a ring road around the southern end of the Central Business District of Johannesburg to the affluent northern suburbs, was named the De Villiers Graaff Motorway in his honour.

1999

He died in 1999 and was succeeded by his son, Sir David de Villiers Graaff, 3rd Baronet.