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1. www.bbc.co.uk › news › world-africa-59252082FW de Klerk: The man who still divides South Africa

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   Nov 11, 2021 · The 85-year-old was South Africa's last apartheid president. During his time in office, security forces meted out extreme violence against black South Africans who simply wanted an end to rule by...

2. www.economist.com › obituary › 2021/11/20F.W. de Klerk had to abandon what his ancestors had believed in

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   Nov 20, 2021 · The de Klerks survived grandly. His uncle became South Africa’s prime minister in the 1950s, and his father also served in government. Both men built up the National Party, which in 1948 ...

3. www.bbc.com › news › world-africa-59252082FW de Klerk: The man who still divides South Africa - BBC

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   The 85-year-old was South Africa's last apartheid president. During his time in office, security forces meted out extreme violence against black South Africans who simply wanted an end to rule by...

4. www.bbc.com › news › world-africa-59247115FW de Klerk: South Africa's last apartheid president dies at 85

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   Nov 11, 2021 · FW de Klerk, the former president of South Africa and the last white person to lead the country, has died. The 85-year-old had been diagnosed with cancer earlier this year.

5. www.irishtimes.com › life-and-style › peopleFW de Klerk obituary: South African president who dismantled ...

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   Nov 18, 2021 · His father, Jan de Klerk, a headmaster, became a cabinet member under three prime ministers and president of the senate. His uncle, Hans Strijdom, a fervent advocate of apartheid, was prime...

6. www.dailymaverick.co.za › article › 2021/11/11-theThe discordant legacy of FW de Klerk, South Africa’s last ...

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   Nov 11, 2021 · A complex man who left a complicated legacy, FW de Klerk died on Thursday morning at the age of 85 after a lifetime of South African political life that straddled both the apartheid world and...

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   Why did John de Klerk live in South Africa?

   • That made him an African born and bred, through and through, as well as one of a strictly Calvinist people destined by God’s hand to find their dwelling place in southern Africa. The de Klerks survived grandly. His uncle became South Africa’s prime minister in the 1950s, and his father also served in government.

   F.W. de Klerk had to abandon what his ancestors had believed in

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   Is FW de Klerk dead or still alive?

   • Former president of South Africa, FW de Klerk looks on during the funeral service of former foreign affairs minister Pik Botha that was held at NG Kerk Wonderpark on October 28, 2018 in Pretoria, South Africa. De Klerk died on 11 November 2021 at the age of 85. (Photo by Gallo Images / Phill Magakoe)

   The complex legacy of FW de Klerk, the South African president who

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   Who was FW de Klerk?

   • BBC News, Johannesburg For some in South Africa, FW de Klerk was a great statesman - the Nobel Peace Prize winner who helped end the system of legalised racism which he inherited. For others, he benefited enormously from that same system and deserved to be prosecuted for its many crimes. In truth, he was a man of many parts.

   FW de Klerk: The man who still divides South Africa

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   How did FW de Klerk die?

   • FW de Klerk, who as president of South Africa dismantled the apartheid system he and his ancestors helped put in place, died at his home near Cape Town on November 11th. He was 85. His death was confirmed by the FW de Klerk Foundation, which said in a statement that he had been receiving treatment for cancer.

   FW de Klerk obituary: South African president who dismantled apartheid

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   What did de Klerk do before he became president?

   • He served in several ministerial posts before taking over as the head of the party in February 1989, and months later becoming president. De Klerk had been a firm believer in apartheid, but after coming to power he publicly called for a non-racist South Africa.

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   Why did de Klerk want a non-racist South Africa?

   • De Klerk had been a firm believer in apartheid, but after coming to power he publicly called for a non-racist South Africa. In a famous speech to parliament in 1990, he announced that he was removing the ban on parties that included Mandela's African National Congress (ANC) and said he was ordering Mandela's release from prison after 27 years.

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8. www.bbc.com › news › world-africa-51532829FW de Klerk and the South African row over apartheid and ...

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   FW de Klerk, the last white man to lead South Africa, has apologised for "quibbling" over whether or not apartheid was a "crime against humanity", but the row has revealed old wounds, writes the...