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CHAPTER 4
THE FIRST NAMPO
MEMBERS ON THE MAIZE
BOARD WERE:
MESSRS CL VON ABO
(CHAIRPERSON)
JH VILJOEN
(VICE-CHAIRPERSON)
AP VISSER
AS BEYERS
CJ LEONARD
SJ SCHOEMAN
HL DELPORT
DR B STEAD
This is what the front page of the 1980 Maize Election ballot looked like.
As far as the status of the new organisation was concerned, namely whether it would
affiliate with the SAAU as an autonomous body, and whether it would function as
an integral part of the SAAU, the agreement was that it would be left to the founding
Congress to decide.
Although both organisations expressed their satisfaction with the agreement
that had been reached, the election campaign that followed was not completely
peaceful and always in a good spirit. Given the history of previous attempts at
unification, it is actually surprising that the process was not derailed again by
disagreements, but in the end both SAMPI and SAMSO held their dissolution
congresses on 26 September 1980, upon which both ceased to exist.
Last election
On 30 September 1980 about 6 000 maize producers voted at 83 voting stations
for the election of the 340 delegates to the founding congress. The result was
198 delegates for SAMPI and 142 for SAMSO.
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Video: There was always a strong bond be-
tween the SAMPI men – Mr Crawford von Abo.
