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The derogatory word ''Boer'' also gave rise to the term [[Boer War]] to describe the two wars fought between the British and majority Afrikaner forces during the late 19^th and early 20^th centuries. These have subsequently been renamed the [[South African Wars]]. [[Afrikaans]] is the language spoken by Afrikaners.   

The derogatory word ''Boer'' also gave rise to the term [[Boer War]] to describe the two wars fought between the British and majority Afrikaner forces during the late 19^th and early 20^th centuries. These have subsequently been renamed the [[South African Wars]]. [[Afrikaans]] is the language spoken by Afrikaners.   

The [[South African National Party|National Party]], which came into power in 1948, received a large amount of support from the Afrikaner community, fueled by anti-British sentiments carried over from the legacy of the [[South African Wars]] and pro-[[Nazi]] sentiment amongst its founders, many of whom were members of the subversive [[Ossewa-Brandwag]] (''Ox Wagon Torch Guard'') during [[World War 2]]. It was this party that later formalised the already-existing [[racial segregation]], imposed first by the [[Dutch]] and later by the [[British]] colonialists, giving it the name [[apartheid]].

The [[South African National Party|National Party]], which came into power in 1948, received a large amount of support from the Afrikaner community, fueled by anti-British sentiments carried over from the legacy of the [[South African Wars]] and pro-[[Nazi]] sentiment amongst its founders, many of whom were members of the subversive [[Ossewa-Brandwag]] (''Ox Wagon Torch Guard'') during [[World War 2]]. It was this party that later formalised the already-existing [[Segregation|racial segregation]], imposed first by the [[Dutch]] and later by the [[British]] colonialists, giving it the name [[apartheid]].

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