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The South West Party (in Afrikaans: Suidwes Party in German: Südwestpartei) was a political party in Namibia. Initially the party was known as Union Party (Unie Party in Afrikaans). The party was founded in Windhoek in September 1924 by F. van der Heever A.P. Olivier and Andries de Wet. It took the name SWP in 1926.In 1926 the SWP created a pact with the National Party of South West Africa against the German League in South West Africa (DBSW).