Afrikaner Broederbond

This article is about the Afrikaner Broederbond. For its later incarnation, see Afrikanerbond. For the political party formed in 1881 by the Rev S.J. du Toit, see Afrikaner Bond. For the unrelated company, see Broderbund.

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The Afrikaner Broederbond (AB) or simply the Broederbond was an exclusively Afrikaner Calvinist and male secret society in South Africa dedicated to the advancement of the Afrikaner people. It was founded by H. J. Klopper, H. W. van der Merwe, D. H. C. du Plessis and the Rev. Jozua Naudé[1] in 1918 as Jong Zuid Afrika (Dutch: Young South Africa) until 1920, when it was renamed the Broederbond.[2][3] Its influence within South African political and social life came to a climax with the 1948-1994 rule of the white supremacist National Party and its policy of apartheid, which was largely developed and implemented by Broederbond members. Between 1948 and 1994, many prominent figures of Afrikaner political, cultural, and religious life, including every leader of the South African government, were members of the Afrikaner Broederbond.[2]

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  2. ^ a b "Jong Suid Afrika – founded in June 1918". Archived from the original on 27 April 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2007.
  3. ^ Wilkins, Ivor; Strydom, Hans (1978). Super-Afrikaners: Inside the Afrikaner Broederbond. Jonathan Ball. ISBN 9780868500089.