Willie Marais
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Willie Marais was an Afrikaner
nationalist and the leader of the far-right South Africa
n political party, the Herstigte Nasionale Party
, from 2001 until his death.
He died on December 26, 2007 from a heart attack while on holiday.
Afrikaner
Afrikaners are an ethnic group in Southern Africa descended from almost equal numbers of Dutch, French and German settlers whose native tongue is Afrikaans: a Germanic language which derives primarily from 17th century Dutch, and a variety of other languages.-Related ethno-linguistic groups:The...
nationalist and the leader of the far-right South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n political party, the Herstigte Nasionale Party
Herstigte Nasionale Party
The Herstigte Nasionale Party van Suid-Afrika was formed as a right-wing splinter group of the South African National Party.-Formation:...
, from 2001 until his death.
He died on December 26, 2007 from a heart attack while on holiday.
External links
- HNP leader Willie Marais dies Mail & Guardian Online. Last visited 27 December 2007.
- Meet the HNP (AfrikaansAfrikaansAfrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken natively in South Africa and Namibia. It is a daughter language of Dutch, originating in its 17th century dialects, collectively referred to as Cape Dutch .Afrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , .Afrikaans was historically called Cape...
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