Constand Viljoen

General
Constand Viljoen
SSA SD SOE SM MMM
Viljoen in 1985
Leader of the Freedom Front
In office
1 March 1994 – 26 June 2001
Preceded byParty established
Succeeded byPieter Mulder
Member of Parliament
In office
1994–2001
Personal details
Born
Constand Laubscher Viljoen

(1933-10-28)28 October 1933[1]
Standerton, Transvaal, Union of South Africa
Died3 April 2020(2020-04-03) (aged 86)
Ohrigstad, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Resting placeBet-El farm, Ohrigstad
Political partyFreedom Front Plus (1994–2001)
Other political
affiliations		National Party (pre–1994)
Spouse
Christina "Ristie" Heckroodt
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(m. 1957)​
Relations
  • Braam Viljoen (twin brother)
  • Andries Carel Viljoen 1889–1947 (father)
  • Geesie Maria Viljoen née Kotzé 1905–1990 (mother)
Children5
ResidenceBet-El
Alma materUniversity of Pretoria
OccupationSoldier, farmer and politician
ProfessionGunner, artilleryman
Civilian awardsStar of South Africa SSAG
Military service
AllegianceSouth Africa
Branch/serviceSouth African Army
Years of service1956–1985
RankGeneral
Unit4 Field Regiment
Commands
Battles/wars
Military awardsStar of South Africa SSAG Southern Cross Decoration SD South African Police Star for Outstanding Service SOE Southern Cross Medal SM Military Merit Medal MMM Pro Patria Medal (South Africa) ' Good Service Medal ' Good Service Medal ' Permanent Force Good Service Medal ' Order of the Cloud and Banner ORB

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General Constand Laubscher Viljoen SSA SD SOE SM MMM (28 October 1933 – 3 April 2020) was a South African Army officer and politician. He co-founded the Afrikaner Volksfront (Afrikaner People's Front) and later founded the Freedom Front (which in turn merged into the Freedom Front Plus before the 2004 election).[3] He is partly credited with having prevented the outbreak of armed violence by disaffected white South Africans prior to post-apartheid general elections.[4]

  1. ^ "Viljoen, Constand Laubscher". O'Malley. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. ^ "School of Artillery". South African Gunner (PDF). p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  3. ^ "The Who, Why and What of South Africa's Minority Afrikaner Party". The Conversation. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Gen. Constand Viljoen". Volkstaat.net. Boerevolkstaat. 16 May 2011. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.