Afrikaner Volksfront – Wikipedia

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The Afrikaner Volksfront (AVF, English: Africans Peoples Front) was a separatist coalition of predominantly conservatives [first] Parties, unions and farmers’ associations in South Africa in the early 1990s, the moderate majority of which contributed decisively to the peaceful transformation of South Africa 1993/1994. [2]

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The AVF was founded on May 7, 1993 by General Constand Viljoen and three other former generals of the South African defense forces (SADF). Already in September of the same year, in preparation for the elections planned for 1994 in South Africa, a committee educated by the AVF presented a plan to create a fully autonomous, Burische Homeland as part of a federal South Africa. From the party’s point of view, the right to self -determination and the cultural identity of the Burische minority should be preserved. While this first proposal was to include the possibility of complete secession of a nucleus of an independent state from the north of Transvaal and Natal (including Pretoria), a new, smaller district with partially autonomous administration was proposed in November 1994. The party finally split off on the question of autonomy bike or on the willingness after the elections on peaceful negotiations with the new ANC-led government. A strong group under the leadership of General Viljoen recognized the hopelessness of a “hard line” without concessions. [3] The procedure, for example, was also considered meaningless and dangerous – practiced by the right -wing extremist African Weerstandsmovung (AWB) – procedure of military resistance. [4] Accordingly, however, there was no longer any agreement within the alliance with the hardliners under the former chairman of the Conservative Party (KP) Ferdi Hartzenberg [5] be achieved. As a result, Viljoen split off with his followers and founded the moderate-conservative Freedom Front. Viljoen and its colleagues were paid to respect and recognition for the almost completely non -violent and pacifying role of the AVF in the phase of formation of the “rainbow nation” under Nelson Mandela at the end of the apartheid state. [6] [7] They are given in order to have made a contribution not to be underestimated in preventing a South African civil war. [8] [9]

The AVF was dissolved in September 1996. To this day, a not inconsiderable number of Buren is pursuing the Burische Self -determination striving project, a so -called “people’s state”. Parts of the political forces from the AVF umbrella organization continue to work under the name Vryheidsfront Plus. With Pieter Mulder, a party member was also represented in the cabinet under Jakob Zuma. In the 2019 elections, she was able to unite ten seats in the National Assembly. [ten]

  1. ↑ Editor New Germany: Freedom front takes part in the March vote (New Germany). Accessed on February 10, 2021 .
  2. ↑ Roof pie: Constand Viljoen ‘played critical role’ in peaceful transition to democracy. Accessed on February 10, 2021 (American English).
  3. ↑ Willi Germund: Oh how good that nobody knows … In: Die Tageszeitung: Taz . 12. February 1994, ISSN 0931-9085 , S. 9 ( taz.de [accessed on February 11, 2021]).
  4. ↑ Bill Keller: A Homeland’s Agony (Published 1994) . In: The New York Times . March 13, 1994, ISSN 0362-4331 ( nytimes.com [accessed on February 11, 2021]).
  5. ↑ S. African Right Bitterly Divided . In: Christian Science Monitor . March 24, 1994, ISSN 0882-7729 ( csmonitor.com [accessed on February 11, 2021]).
  6. ↑ Media Statement: Passing of General Constand Viljoen – Nelson Mandela Foundation. Accessed on February 11, 2021 (American English).
  7. ↑ President Cyril Ramaphosa: President Ramaphosa pays tribute to Genl Constand Viljoen. Accessed on February 11, 2021 .
  8. ↑ Thomas Scheen, Johannesburg: To the death of Nelson Mandela: The King of Reconciliation . In: Faz.net . ISSN  0174-4909 ( faz.net [accessed on February 11, 2021]).
  9. ↑ Freedom Front Plus Founding Leader General Constand Viljoen Dies. Accessed on February 11, 2021 .
  10. ↑ Freedom Front Plus: Policies, history and votes in the 2019 Elections. In: The South African. 9. May 2019, accessed on February 11, 2021 (en-za).

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