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General Constand Laubscher Viljoen SSA SD SOE SM MMM (28 October 1933 – 3 April 2020) was a South African Army officer and politician. He co-founded the Afrikaner Volksfront (Afrikaner People's Front) and later founded the Freedom Front (which in turn merged into the Freedom Front Plus before the 2004 election ). [3]
Apr 3, 2020 · News24 reports that Viljoen passed away at 86 on his farm in Mpumalanga. He was a respected soldier and politician who helped defuse right-wing violence and led the Freedom Front in 1994.
Apr 3, 2020 · The retired chief of the South African Defence Force and co-founder of the Freedom Front, General Constand Viljoen, passed away on his farm at Ohrigstad, Limpopo, on Friday. He was 86 and had a controversial role in the apartheid era and the post-apartheid elections.
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Apr 3, 2020 · Viljoen, who led the SADF during the apartheid era and co-founded the Freedom Front, passed away on Friday at 86. He was praised by political leaders for his role in the transition to democracy and his military leadership.
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Apr 3, 2020 · General Constand Viljoen, who died at 86, was a key figure in the peaceful transition to democracy in South Africa. He led the right-wing Afrikaner Volksfront and the Freedom Front, and convinced the white right to reject violence and join the negotiations.
Apr 3, 2020 · Viljoen, who led South Africa's first airborne raid against SWAPO, passed away at 86. He was credited with demobilising conservative resistance to the democratic transition and influencing the constitutional dispensation.
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A biography of the former SADF head, turned politician Constand Viljoen, who played a key role in the apartheid era and the transition to democracy. Learn about his military career, his views on the ANC, his Africanizing doctrine and his legacy.
