Carel Boshoff IV
Carel Boshoff IV | |
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 Carel Boshoff IV in front of the flag of Orania | |
| President of the Orania Movement | |
| In office 2007–2019 | |
| Preceded by | Carel Boshoff |
| Succeeded by | Joost Strydom |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Carel Willem Hendrik Boshoff 1963 (age 61–62) Pretoria, South Africa |
| Political party | Freedom Front Plus |
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| Alma mater | University of Pretoria |
| Occupation | Leader of Orania, writer |
| Known for | Leader of Orania |
Carel Willem Hendrik Boshoff (usually written as Carel Boshoff IV), is a South African politician and writer known for being the leader of the Afrikaner-only town Orania.
He was also the provincial leader from 2003 to 2015 of the Freedom Front Plus party in Northern Cape province.
Biography
[edit]He was born in 1963, the son of Carel Boshoff, the founder of Orania.[1] He majored in science at the University of Pretoria, on which he had written a doctoral thesis in 1992 called "Afrikaners na Apartheid" ("Afrikaners after Apartheid").[2][3]
Orania
[edit]Son of Orania's founder, he was the leader of the Orania movement from 2007 until 2019.[4] In 2016, he became mayor of Orania[5] but three years later, on 27 May 2019, he resigned due to corruption allegations, which he denied.[6][7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Verwoerd's grandson will have a seat in Parliament". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Orania, a South African country without colour". The Africa Report.com. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ Orania and the reinvention of Afrikanerdom
- ^ Haleniuk, Alex. "Orania – the embryo of a new Volkstaat?".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Elections 2016: What will happen in Orania?". Germiston City News. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Orania leader Carel Boshoff hangs up his khakis after corruption 'exoneration'". The Citizen. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Orania's leader Carel Boshoff now accused of corruption". The Citizen. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
