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Malan was born in the village of Riebeek-Wes .

In 1905, Malan was ordained as a minister of the Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk and then traveled for several years as a preacher throughout South Africa, the Belgian Congo and Southern Rhodesia.

Malan's political career started in July of 1915 when he joined the National Party and became the first editor of its newspaper Die Burger . The paper actively supported Nationalist causes. Becoming the leader for the National Party in the Cape of Good Hope area, Malan was elected to ParliamentAlternative meanings: Parliamentary system, Parliament (band), Parliament (cigarette). A parliament is a legislative body, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system derived from that of the United Kingdom. in 1918Events January January 8 President Woodrow Wilson announces his " Fourteen Points" for the aftermath of World War I. February February 3 The Twin Peaks Tunnel begins service in San Francisco as the longest streetcar tunnel in the world (11,920 feet long).. He had also, by this time, become a member of the Afrikaner Broederbond.

The National Party came to power in 1924Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 See also 1924 in aviation 1924 in film 1924 in literature 1924 in mu, under the leadership of James Barry Munnik HertzogJames Barry Munnik Herzog better known as Barry Herzog ( 1866- 1942) was Prime Minister of South Africa from 1924 to 1939. In the general election of 1924, his National Party defeated the South African Party of Jan Smuts and became the government. In 1934. Under Herzog, Malan was given the post of Minister of the Interior, Education and Public Health in 1924Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 See also 1924 in aviation 1924 in film 1924 in literature 1924 in mu – a post he held until 1933Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s Years: 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 See also 1933 in aviation 1933 in film 1933 in literature 1933 in mu. In 1925Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 See also 1925 in aviation 1925 in film 1925 in literature 1925 in mu Malan was at the forefront of a campaign to replace DutchDutch is a West Germanic language spoken worldwide by around 21 million people. The variety of Dutch spoken in Belgium is also informally called Flemish . The Dutch name for the language is Nederlands or less formal Hollands and Dutch is sometimes called with Afrikaans in the constitution.

In 1934, Malan left the government, objecting to the merger between Herzog's National Party and the rival South African Party of Jan Smuts to form the United Party. For the next fourteen years, he was to lead the rump of the National Party in opposition. Malan's opposition to South African participation in World War II, which was unpopular among the Afrikaaner population, dramatically increased his popularity, and in 1948, he defeated Smuts and the United Party. Forty-one years of apartheid followed.

In 1954, at age of 80, Malan retired.