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==Volkstaat Concept==
==Volkstaat Concept==
Initially the AWB regarded the entirety of South Africa (except for the Bantustans which were designated Black countries) as belonging to the "the White man". However as it became apparent that some concessions would need to be made to appease the international community and non-Whites in South Africa, the AWB favoured a 'Volkstaat' (People's State) solution.
Initially the AWB regarded the entirety of South Africa (except for the Bantustans which were designated Black countries) as belonging to "the White man". However as it became apparent that some concessions would need to be made to appease the international community and non-Whites in South Africa, the AWB favoured a 'Volkstaat' (People's State) solution.
The AWB proposed that the traditional lands occupied by the Boer people, which were the Transvaal, Orange Free State and Northern Natal be made into a Volkstaat, with an AWB government.
The AWB proposed that the traditional lands occupied by the Boer people, which were the Transvaal, Orange Free State and Northern Natal be made into a Volkstaat, with an AWB government.
However the plan was flawed on several levels. Firstly the National Party government refused to hold a referendum on the issue of a Volkstaat and there was some 18 million Blacks in the Transvaal and Orange Free State.
However the plan was flawed on several levels. Firstly the National Party government refused to hold a referendum on the issue of a Volkstaat and there was some 18 million Blacks in the Transvaal and Orange Free State.
The AWB did not intend to consult the Black people living in the Orange Free State or Transvaal, but this would have no doubt caused internal problems if an AWB Volkstaat had ever come about.
The AWB did not intend to consult the Black people living in the Orange Free State or Transvaal, but this would have no doubt caused internal problems if an AWB Volkstaat had ever come about.
==Boer claims to Transvaal and Orange Free State==
==Boer claims to Transvaal and Orange Free State==