Afrikaner Resistance Movement Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging | |
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Abbreviation | AWB |
Leader | Steyn von Rönge |
Founder | Eugène Terre'Blanche |
Founded | 7 July 1973 |
Split from | Herstigte Nasionale Party |
Headquarters | Ventersdorp, North West Province, South Africa |
Membership | 5,000 (c. 2016) |
Ideology | Volkstaat Afrikaner nationalism Christian nationalism Neo-Nazism White supremacy Apartheid Anti-Black racism Anti-communism[1] |
Political position | Far-right |
Religion | Afrikaner Calvinism |
Colors | Red White Black |
Slogan | "God, Volk, Vaderland" ("God, People, Fatherland") |
Party flag | |
Website | |
Official website | |
The Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (Afrikaans pronunciation: [afriˈkɑːnər ˌviərstants.bəˈviəχəŋ], meaning 'Afrikaner Resistance Movement'), commonly known by its abbreviation AWB (locally [/ɑː.ʋeː.beː/]), is a Afrikaner nationalist, white supremacist, and neo-Nazi political party in South Africa.[2][3][4][5] Founded in 1973 by Eugène Terre'Blanche and six other far-right Afrikaners, the AWB advocates for secessionist Afrikaner nationalism and the establishment of an independent Boer-Afrikaner republic, referred to as the "Volkstaat" or "Boerestaat," within part of South Africa.
During the negotiations to end apartheid in the early 1990s, the organization committed acts of terror and violence against black South Africans.[6] As of 2016, the AWB reportedly had approximately 5,000 members and utilized social media platforms for recruitment.[7]
There are hate groups in South Africa. Perhaps among the most organized is the Afrikaner Resistance Movement or AWB (Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging). Included in its ideological platform are neo-Nazism and White supremacy.
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page).Terre'Blanche, Eugene (1941–2010): Began career in the South African police. In 1973 founded the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging as a Nazi-inspired militant right-wing movement upholding white supremacy.
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