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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 formalized the already-existing [[Segregation|racial segregation]], imposed first by the [[Dutch]] and later by the [[British]] colonialists, giving it the name [[apartheid]]. In a 1992 referendum, however, the overwhelming majority of Afrikaners voted against the continuation of 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 formalized the already-existing [[Segregation|racial segregation]], imposed first by the [[Dutch]] and later by the [[British]] colonialists, giving it the name [[apartheid]]. In a 1992 referendum, however, the overwhelming majority of Afrikaners voted against the continuation of apartheid.

There are some 2.2 million Afrikaners in South Africa today.

There are some 3 million Afrikaners in South Africa today.

   

   

[[Category:South Africa]]

[[Category:South Africa]]