'''Eugene Ney Terre'Blanche''' (January 31, 1941 - April 3, 2010) wass a [[South Africa]]n white separatist, Boer nationalist and leader of the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (Afrikaner Resistance Movement or [[AWB]]), a [[racism|racist]] political movement in South Africa.
+
'''Eugene Ney Terre'Blanche''' (January 31, 1941 - April 3, 2010) was a [[South Africa]]n white separatist, Boer nationalist and leader of the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (Afrikaner Resistance Movement or [[AWB]]), a [[racism|racist]] political movement in South Africa.
In June 2004, he was released from prison after serving 3 years for assaulting a gas station attendant and for the attempted murder of one of his employees.
In June 2004, he was released from prison after serving 3 years for assaulting a gas station attendant and for the attempted murder of one of his employees.
Line 5:
Line 5:
==Early life==
==Early life==
−
Terre'Blanche was born in the Western Transvaal town of Ventersdorp in 1941, reportedly to a [[conservative]], [[Calvinism|Calvinist]] Afrikaner family. His father was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the South African Defense Force and his grandfather a General in the [[Anglo-Boer War|Boer War]].
+
Terre'Blanche was born in the Western Transvaal town of Ventersdorp in 1941, reportedly to a [[Calvinism|Calvinist]] Afrikaner family. His father was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the South African Defense Force and his grandfather a General in the [[Anglo-Boer War|Boer War]].
Terre'Blanche excelled at school and was Chairman of a debating society whilst at school in Ventersdorp, he also achieved well in sports. He was captain of his school's first rugby team. He also founded a cultural organization whilst at school
Terre'Blanche excelled at school and was Chairman of a debating society whilst at school in Ventersdorp, he also achieved well in sports. He was captain of his school's first rugby team. He also founded a cultural organization whilst at school