Freedom Front Plus founder Constand Viljoen has died

Freedom Front Plus founder Constand Viljoen has died on Friday. The 86-year-old general was the head of the South African Defence Force during apartheid. Freedom Front Plus leader Pieter Groenewald said Viljoen gained the admiration of soldiers from “leading from the front” and taking strong action, an attitude he adopted from the Israeli army. Groenewald said Viljoen died on his farm surrounded by family.

Viljoen laid a foundation for the FF Plus. In 1993, he and fellow retired apartheid generals formed the Afrikaner Volksfront (Afrikaner People’s Front), an umbrella body for conservative Afrikaners. He split from them ahead of South Africa’s first democratic elections in 1994, and established the FF Plus.

Party leader Pieter Groenewald said Vijoen would be remembered for playing a major role in ensuring a successful transition to democracy. The most important thing is that he believed that a general leads from the back and not from the front, and he got some criticism for that. But, he got some respect and adoration from his troops at ground level.”

Party leader Pieter Groenewald said Vijoen would be remembered for playing a major role in ensuring a successful transition to democracy. The most important thing is that he believed that a general leads from the back and not from the front, and he got some criticism for that. But, he got some respect and adoration from his troops at ground level.

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Source: eNCA