What is the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging?
Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB) The Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB) was an ultra-right wing organisation led by Eugene Terreblanche, that first came into prominence in the 1970s. It aimed to create a Boer state based on the old Afrikaner republics.
What is the Afrikaner Resistance Movement (AWB)?
The Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging ([ɐfriˈkɑːnər ˌviərstants.bəˈviəχəŋ]), meaning Afrikaner Resistance Movement, commonly known by its abbreviation AWB, is a South African neo-Nazi separatist political and paramilitary organisation, often described as a white supremacist group.
Why did Terre Blanche form the Afrikaner Resistance Movement?
Terre’Blanche also worried about what he characterised as communist influences in South African society. He decided to form a group with six other like-minded persons, which they named the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (Afrikaner Resistance Movement) (AWB), to promote Afrikaner and Christian nationalism.
