Afrikaner Broederbond

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The Afrikaner Broederbond was a secretive, exclusively white male Afrikaner organization that wielded significant political and cultural influence in South Africa, particularly in shaping and promoting apartheid-era policies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Afrikaner organization ⓘ
political pressure group ⓘ
secret society ⓘ
aimedTo advance Afrikaner economic interests ⓘ
promote Afrikaner political dominance ⓘ
strengthen Afrikaner cultural identity ⓘ
associatedWith National Party governments ⓘ
apartheid system in South Africa ⓘ
characteristic cell-based structure ⓘ
oath-bound members ⓘ
secret membership lists ⓘ
country South Africa ⓘ
criticizedFor racist exclusionary policies ⓘ
role in designing apartheid ⓘ
undemocratic influence ⓘ
dissolution early 1990s ⓘ
ethnicFocus Afrikaners ⓘ
foundingDate 1918 ⓘ
foundingPlace Johannesburg ⓘ
hadMember B. J. Vorster ⓘ
D. F. Malan ⓘ
Hendrik Verwoerd ⓘ
P. W. Botha ⓘ
many senior apartheid-era cabinet ministers ⓘ
senior civil servants in apartheid South Africa ⓘ
senior military officers in apartheid South Africa ⓘ
headquartersLocation Johannesburg ⓘ
ideology Afrikaner nationalism ⓘ
Christian nationalism ⓘ
influenced Afrikaner cultural institutions ⓘ
Dutch Reformed Church leadership ⓘ
National Party (South Africa) ⓘ
apartheid government structures ⓘ
education policy in apartheid South Africa ⓘ
state broadcasting policy in South Africa ⓘ
languageOfOrganization Afrikaans ⓘ
membershipRestriction Afrikaner males only ⓘ
white males only ⓘ
notableFor influence on apartheid policy ⓘ
secret political networking ⓘ
operatedAs clandestine network ⓘ
operatedDuring 20th century ⓘ
originalName Jong Suid-Afrika ⓘ
periodOfGreatestInfluence 1948–1990 ⓘ
politicalOrientation right-wing ⓘ
religiousOrientation Calvinism ⓘ
status defunct organization ⓘ
successorOrganization Afrikanerbond ⓘ
linked to: Afrikaner Bond
usedMethod behind-the-scenes lobbying ⓘ
coordination of Afrikaner elites ⓘ
placement of members in key positions ⓘ

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Afrikaner nationalism → associatedWith → Afrikaner Broederbond ⓘ
Die Transvaler → associatedWith → Afrikaner Broederbond ⓘ
Broederbond → renamedAs → Afrikaner Broederbond ⓘ
Broederbond → reformedAs → Afrikanerbond ⓘ
linked to: Afrikaner Broederbond
Afrikaner churches → relatedMovement → Broederbond (Afrikaner Broederbond) ⓘ
linked to: Afrikaner Broederbond
Anton Rupert → memberOf → Afrikaner Broederbond ⓘ