Afrikaners are an ethnically distinct group of descendants of European settlers, arriving in modern day South Africa on and after 16 April 1652. Their mother tongue is Afrikaans, their predominant religion is Afrikaner Calvinism and they identify with the Afrikaner culture.

History

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Origins of ethnic group

Afrikaners are descended from northwestern European settlers and religious refugees who lived in the Cape of Good Hope during the period of administration (1652-1795) by the Dutch East India Company (Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie or VOC) and the subsequent period of British rule, including primarily Dutch Calvinists and Flemish as well as German Protestants, French Huguenots, Frisians, and Walloons.

The original colony at the Cape, which was started as a refreshment station for the VOC, was first settled by the Dutch in 1652. The arrival in 1688 of a small group of French Huguenots who were fleeing religious persecution in France infused new blood and swelled the settlers' numbers. Some settlers from other parts of Europe (e.g. Scandinavia and the British Isles) also joined the ranks of the Afrikaners.

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drmlwoods (Dr. Michael L. Woods) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:35:23 -0000
Check this video out -- NYE 09 at City of Destiny- Afrikaner Foster (The Messenger) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWmKGxE788k
Wir wurden bestohlen. Ein Afrikaner klaute uns Joint und Feuerzeug. Später schenkte uns ein Samoaner wiederum ein Feuerzeug. Alles fließt.
BLATTWERK (Sebastian) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 13:14:52 -0000
Wir wurden bestohlen. Ein Afrikaner klaute uns Joint und Feuerzeug. Später schenkte uns ein Samoaner wiederum ein Feuerzeug. Alles fließt.
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