Afrikaner nationalism

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Afrikaner nationalism is a South African political ideology centered on promoting the cultural, political, and economic interests and identity of the Afrikaner (Dutch-descended) population, historically associated with apartheid-era policies and Afrikaner self-determination.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic nationalism
nationalist movement
political ideology
associatedWith Afrikaner Broederbond
Broederbond
National Party (South Africa)
Ossewabrandwag
apartheid
country South Africa
declinedAfter 1994 South African general election
end of apartheid
developedFrom Boer republican traditions
Dutch settler identity at the Cape
emergedInPeriod late 19th century
ethnicGroup Afrikaners
focusesOn Afrikaner cultural interests
Afrikaner economic interests
Afrikaner political interests
hasComponent Afrikaner language policy
emphasis on Afrikaner history
myth of Afrikaner chosen people
hasIdeologicalGoal maintenance of Afrikaner political dominance
segregation of racial groups in South Africa
hasLanguage Afrikaans
hasMainGoal Afrikaner self-determination
protection of Afrikaner identity
ideologyIncludes Afrikaner cultural preservation
Afrikaner economic empowerment
Calvinism
Christian nationalism
anti-communism
white supremacy
influencedBy British imperialism in South Africa
Great Trek memory
Second Boer War
linkedToEvent 1948 South African general election
institutionalization of apartheid
opposedBy African National Congress
African nationalism
liberal South African movements
politicalExpression creation of Afrikaner-controlled state institutions
establishment of apartheid policies
promotion of Afrikaans as official language
promotedBy Afrikaans-language media
Afrikaner churches
Afrikaner cultural organizations
relatedTo Boer nationalism
white nationalism in South Africa
roseToProminenceIn early 20th century
timePeriodOfPeakInfluence 1948–1994


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