Flip Buys Explained

Philippus Jacobus Wilhelmus Buys (born 1 March 1963) is a South African trade union leader.

Born in Delareyville, Buys studied at Potchefstroom University and then the University of Johannesburg. He began working as an industrial relations officer at Eskom, then in 1992 moved to work as an organiser for the Mine Workers' Union (MWU).[1] In 1994, he served on the Volkstaat Council, which investigated the potential of an Afrikaner Volkstaat.[2]

In 1997, he became CEO of the MWU. The union was associated with white nationalism. Under Buys' leadership, the union was renamed as Solidarity.[3] Buys also founded AfriForum, which lobbies for the interests of Afrikaners.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Who's Who of Southern Africa . 2002 . Argus Printing . 86.
  2. Web site: Afrikaner Independence: Interview With Volkstaat Council Chair Johann Wingard . 27 May 2005 . 2009-05-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090807054547/http://www.globalpolitician.com/2780-south-africa . 7 August 2009 . dmy-all .
  3. Book: Visser . Wessel . Van MWU tot Solidariteit; Geskiedenis van die Mynwerkersunie, 1902 tot 2002 . 2002 . 978-0-620-42142-3 . 5 April 2021 . 14 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211214195053/https://www.afrikanergeskiedenis.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/VAN-MWU-TOT-SOLIDARITEIT-1.pdf . dead .
  4. Web site: White Nationalism Moves Into South African Mainstream Politics. Voice of America.

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