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The
Afrikaner People's Party (Afrikaner Volksparty in Afrikaans) was founded
in 2008 as a breakaway group of the Reconstructed National Party
(Herstigte Nasionale Party), seeing itself as the only true
continuation of the original National Party, which is also reflected
in its symbols.
The party flag is divided by a white Scandinavian-type cross into four
parts: green at the top and bottom hoist, red at top fly and blue at
bottom fly. The colours are borrowed from the flag of the
Transvaal. The red stands for struggle, white for purity and nationalism, blue for
faith and freedom, and green for growth and life force. The cross
symbolises the party's stance that the whole country is owned by the
Afrikaner people, as well as the fact that they have introduced the
Calvinist Reformation (the only true faith, according to them) to this
part of the world (Source: Party
website).
Tomislav Todorovic, 02 Oct 2013
image sent by Tomislav Todorovic, 02 Oct 2013
The party emblem is partly derived from that of the Reconstructed National
Party, but displays four bugle horns instead of three. These are
coloured
red, white and blue. The shield is quartered white and green, with
one horn in each quarter. Beneath the shield is a green ribbon with
white inscription VRYHEID VOLK VADERLAND ("Freedom, People,
Fatherland"). A date is inscribed in white on each of the horns:
- dexter chief: 1914 - when the original National Party
was founded;
- sinister chief: 1934 - when part of the National Party rejected a merge with
the United Party and continued as a separate party;
- dexter base: 1969 - when the Reconstructed National Party
broke away from the National Party; and
- sinister base: 2008 - when the Afrikaner People's Party broke away
from the Reconstructed National Party.
(Source:
Party
website).
Tomislav Todorovic, 02 Oct 2013