Afrikaner Bond
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The Afrikaner Bond (
: 85The Afrikaner Bond was distinct from the later Afrikaner Broederbond which, while similarly named, was a secret cultural organisation formed in 1918, not a political party.
Formation and parent organisations
The original Afrikaner Bond was formed by the union in 1881 of the
Instrumental in this union and the resultant establishment of the Bond party across southern Africa was a German named
.Ideology
As stated by Borckenhagen, the Afrikaner Bond was established for "the States of South Africa to be federated in one independent republic".[2]: 50–51 However the Cape Colony branch of the bond was less extreme in its republicanism and more inclined to cohabit with an imperial policy of indirect rule.[citation needed]
The Afrikaner Bond, as established in 1881, claimed to represent all those who considered Africa to be their home, rather than Europe. These so-defined "Afrikanders" were predominantly white farmers of
Governance in the Cape
Although frequently having a majority in the Cape Parliament, it never governed directly, generally forming coalitions with English-speaking politicians. These included the
In 1882 it was able to have Dutch recognised as an official language of the Cape Colony.
References
- ^ Hensman, Howard (1901). Cecil Rhodes; a study of a career. Edinburgh, London: W. Blackwood and sons.
- ^ Worsfold, W. Basil (1906). Lord Milner's work in South Africa. E.P. Dutton and Company.
- ^ J.L.McCracken: The Cape Parliament. Clarendon Press: Oxford. 1967.