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Broederbond

British

/ ˈbrʊdəˌbɔːnt, ˈbruːdəˌbɒnt /

noun

(in South Africa) a secret society of Afrikaner Nationalists committed to securing and maintaining Afrikaner control over important areas of government

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Etymology

Origin of Broederbond

Afrikaans: band of brothers

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The Sunday Times reported that 750 Afrikaner ministers, fully 40% of the clergy, were Broederbond members.

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His membership in the Broederbond finally showed him the answer.

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Concentrating on education, the Broederbond opposed the language policy of Prime Minister Jan Smuts in the 1940s, under which Afrikaner children were taught half their subjects in English and the remainder in their native tongue.

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During the 1930s Depression, the Broederbond provided financial aid to thousands of poor Afrikaners.

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Ten of the new ministers, like Malan himself, belonged to the Afrikaner Broederbond, a fanatic secret society which Smuts had once banned as subversive.

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