Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging
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. 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.
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 |
| Political position | Far-right |
| Colors | Red White Black |
| Slogan | "God, Volk, Vaderland" ("God, People, Fatherland") |
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As of 2016, it is reported that the organization has around 5,000 members, and uses social media for recruitment.
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