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De Klerk was a controversial figure among many sections of South African society. He received many awards, including the Nobel Peace Prize (shared with Mandela) for his role in dismantling apartheid and bringing universal suffrage to South Africa.
Oct 24, 2024 · F.W. de Klerk, politician who as president of South Africa (1989–94) brought the apartheid system of racial segregation to an end and negotiated a transition to majority rule in his country. He and Nelson Mandela jointly received the 1993 Nobel Prize for Peace.
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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...
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.
Nov 11, 2021 · FW de Klerk was a major force in South Africa's transition from racist state to fully fledged democracy. While the tide of history would probably have made the change...
Nov 11, 2021 · FW de Klerk, the last leader of apartheid-era South Africa who shared a Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela after working to end racial segregation in the country, has died at 85, his...
On December 1, 1986, he became the leader of the House of Assembly. As Minister of National Education, F.W. de Klerk was a supporter of segregated universities, and as a leader of the National Party in Transvaal, he was not known to advocate reform.
