Saying "Christian Nationalism" spares white people's feelings I guess
I mean a non-racialized version of this could exist but that's not what we're dealing with.
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Balthazar Johannes Vorster (Afrikaans pronunciation:
[ˈbaltɑːzar juəˈhanəs ˈfɔrstər]; 13 December 1915 – 10 September 1983), better known as
John Vorster, was a South African politician who served as the
prime minister of South Africa from 1966 to 1978 and the
fourthstate president of South Africa from 1978 to 1979. Known as B. J. Vorster during much of his career, he came to prefer the anglicized name John in the 1970s.
[1] He was interned in 1942 by the South African government for his involvement in the pro-Nazi
Ossewabrandwag.[2]
Vorster strongly adhered to his country's policy of
apartheid, overseeing (as Minister of Justice) the
Rivonia Trial, in which
Nelson Mandela was sentenced to
life imprisonmentfor sabotage, (as Prime Minister) the
Terrorism Act, the
complete abolition of non-white political representation, the
Soweto Riots and the
Steve Biko crisis. He conducted a more pragmatic foreign policy than his predecessors, in an effort to improve relations between the
white minority government and South Africa's neighbours, particularly after the break-up of the
Portuguese colonial empire. Shortly after the 1978
Internal Settlement in
Rhodesia, in which he was instrumental, he was implicated in the
Muldergate Scandal. He resigned the premiership in favour of the ceremonial state presidency, from which he was forced out as well eight months later.
“From 1939, Vorster attracted attention by strongly opposing South Africa's intervention on the side of the Allies and their former foe the
United Kingdom, in
World War II.
[3]
Vorster dedicated himself to an anti-British, pro-Nazi organisation called the
Ossewabrandwag (
Ox-wagon Sentinel), founded in 1938 in celebration of the centenary of the
Great Trek. Under the leadership of
Johannes Van Rensburg, the
Ossewabrandwag conducted many acts of sabotage against South Africa during World War II to limit its war effort. Vorster, who was interned for his activities, which included helping previously interned fugitives, claimed not to have participated in the acts of war attributed to the group.
[5][4] He described himself as anti-British, not pro-Nazi, and said his internment was for anti-British agitation.
[6]
Vorster rose rapidly through the ranks of the
Ossewabrandwag becoming a general in its paramilitary wing.
[3] In 1942, he said: "We stand for Christian nationalism which is an ally of National Socialism. You can call this anti-democratic principle dictatorship if you wish. In Italy it is called 'Fascism', in Germany 'German National Socialism and in South Africa 'Christian nationalism'."
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