One Settler, One Bullet
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One Settler, One Bullet was a rallying cry and slogan originated by the Azanian People's Liberation Army (APLA) - the armed wing of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) - during the era of apartheid. Although APLA became famous for this wildly popular slogan[citation needed], the organisation was never able to launch a particularly effective guerilla campaign. The extreme Africanism of the PAC never became as popular as the nationalism of the African National Congress (ANC) and the PAC is now (as of 2006) a minor political party.
The "Settler" referenced to in the slogan implied all South African whites, especially those supporting apartheid, while the "Bullet" implied shooting/killing them.
[edit] Variants
- "Kill the Boer, Kill the Farmer" - competing slogan reportedly originated by Peter Mokaba of the ANC.
- "One Boer, One Bullet" - slogan reportedly used in 2005 by anti-Afrikaans language protesters at the University of Pretoria. While "One Settler, One Bullet" called for the extermination of all South African Whites, this variant specifically targets the Afrikaners (also referred to as Boers), who are commonly associated with South Africa's apartheid past.[citation needed]
