| − | In 1994 the AWB were the victim of an international media hate campaign after they propped up the supposed dictatorship of [[Apartheid|Bantustan]] leader Lucas Mangope. | + | In 1994 the AWB were criticized in the international media for supporting the regime of [[Apartheid|Bantustan]] leader Lucas Mangope. It was alleged that the 750 AWB paramilitary members who went into Bophuthatswana shot and killed 5 or more innocent Black civilians. |