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South Africa
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Afrikaners are white South Africans descended from Dutch, German, and French settlers who speak Afrikaans, a language derived from Dutch and influenced by local African languages. They became a major political force, especially after the National Party came to power in 1948 and established apartheid. After 1994, Afrikaners lost their dominant political position, while debates over identity, marginalization, and the proposed Boerestaat continued within the community.
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Afrikaners are described as descendants of Dutch, German, and French settlers in South Africa. They speak Afrikaans, a language derived from Dutch that incorporates words from local African languages. The excerpt identifies them as about 8 percent of the total population and portrays them as a community whose historical role was shaped by settlement, conflict, political organization, and the defense of a distinct social position.
The Afrikaners’ political experience was strongly influenced by the Anglo-Boer War of 1899–1901, which they lost. The defeat encouraged a determination not to return to a submissive position. In 1948, Afrikaners came to power through the white parliament, and the National Party established discriminatory laws that became the foundation of apartheid. Their political ascendancy therefore linked Afrikaner nationalism to the institutional construction of racial separation.
After the democratic transition, Afrikaners no longer occupied the dominant political position they had held under the white minority government. The Dutch Reformed Church officially apologized for its role in providing biblical justification for apartheid, while some Afrikaners expressed discontent through bombings or demands for a separate Boerestaat. These developments reveal a community negotiating the loss of political privilege and the uncertain place of Afrikaner identity in a unified democratic South Africa.
À partir de XVIIᵉ siècle
South Africa
Traduction non disponible · Original (anglais) · français indisponible
Afrikaners are white South Africans descended from Dutch, German, and French settlers who speak Afrikaans, a language derived from Dutch and influenced by local African languages. They became a major political force, especially after the National Party came to power in 1948 and established apartheid. After 1994, Afrikaners lost their dominant political position, while debates over identity, marginalization, and the proposed Boerestaat continued within the community.
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Afrikaners are described as descendants of Dutch, German, and French settlers in South Africa. They speak Afrikaans, a language derived from Dutch that incorporates words from local African languages. The excerpt identifies them as about 8 percent of the total population and portrays them as a community whose historical role was shaped by settlement, conflict, political organization, and the defense of a distinct social position.
The Afrikaners’ political experience was strongly influenced by the Anglo-Boer War of 1899–1901, which they lost. The defeat encouraged a determination not to return to a submissive position. In 1948, Afrikaners came to power through the white parliament, and the National Party established discriminatory laws that became the foundation of apartheid. Their political ascendancy therefore linked Afrikaner nationalism to the institutional construction of racial separation.
After the democratic transition, Afrikaners no longer occupied the dominant political position they had held under the white minority government. The Dutch Reformed Church officially apologized for its role in providing biblical justification for apartheid, while some Afrikaners expressed discontent through bombings or demands for a separate Boerestaat. These developments reveal a community negotiating the loss of political privilege and the uncertain place of Afrikaner identity in a unified democratic South Africa.
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