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The Ossewabrandwag was a far-right movement of mostly Afrikaners who opposed South Africa's participation in World War II and was sympathetic to the Nazi and Fascist regimes in Europe. [37] In 1942 the future Apartheid -era Prime Minister of South Africa, BJ Vorster was appointed a ‘General’ of the Ossewabrandwag.
This is a list of political parties, organizations, and movements that have been claimed to follow some form of fascist ideology. Since definitions of fascism vary, entries in this list may be controversial. For a discussion of the various debates surrounding the nature of fascism, see Fascism and ideology and Definitions of fascism.
A list of political parties, organizations, and movements adhering to various forms of fascist ideology, part of the list of fascist movements by country. List of movements, sorted by country [ edit ]
Breakaway movement led by Henryk Rossman. During World War II ONR-ABC was transformed into a resistance movement called the "Rampart" Group. National Radical Movement-Falanga (RNR-Falanga) Poland No No (1935) No National radicalism, far-right nationalism Breakaway movement led by Bolesław Piasecki. Commonly known as the ONR-Falanga.
Benito Mussolini, dictator of Fascist Italy (left), and Adolf Hitler, dictator of Nazi Germany (right), were fascist leaders.. Fascism (/ ˈ f æ ʃ ɪ z əm / FASH-iz-əm) is a far-right, authoritarian, and ultranationalist political ideology and movement, [1] [2] [3] characterized by a dictatorial leader, centralized autocracy, militarism, forcible suppression of opposition, belief in a ...
Fascist movements in Europe were the set of various fascist ideologies which were practiced by governments and political organizations in Europe during the 20th century. Fascism was born in Italy following World War I, and other fascist movements, influenced by Italian Fascism, subsequently emerged across Europe.
During World War II, Canada and the United States battled the Axis powers. As part of the war effort, they suppressed the fascist movements within their borders, which were already weakened by the widespread public perception that they were fifth columns.
The first fascist movements emerged in Italy during World War I, before spreading to other European countries. Opposed to liberalism , Marxism , and anarchism , fascism is placed on the far-right within the traditional left–right spectrum .