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.
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 |
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| Born | Carel Willem Hendrik Boshoff 1963 (age 60–61) 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 |
He was also the provincial leader from 2003 to 2015 of the Freedom Front Plus party in Northern Cape province.
Biography
editHe 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
editSon 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
editReferences
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.