Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging
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The Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (pronounced [afriˈkɑːnər ˌviərstants.bəˈviəχəŋ], meaning 'Afrikaner Resistance Movement'), commonly known by its abbreviation AWB, is an Afrikaner nationalist, neo-Nazi political party in South Africa.[2][3][4][5] Since its founding in 1973 by Eugène Terre'Blanche and six other far-right Afrikaners, it has been dedicated to secessionist Afrikaner nationalism and the creation of an independent Boer-Afrikaner republic or "Volkstaat/Boerestaat" in part of South Africa. During bilateral negotiations to end apartheid in the early 1990s, the organisation terrorised and killed black South Africans.[6]
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 Apartheid Afrikaner nationalism Afrikaner Calvinism Christian nationalism Neo-Nazism White supremacy Negrophobia antisemitism Anti-communism[1] |
Political position | Far-right |
Colors | Red White Black |
Slogan | "God, Volk, Vaderland" ("God, People, Fatherland") |
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As of 2016[update], it is reported that the organization has around 5,000 members, and uses social media for recruitment.[7]