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Frederik Willem de Klerk OMG DMS (/ d ə ˈ k l ɜːr k, d ə ˈ k l ɛər k / də-KLURK, də-KLAIRK, Afrikaans: [ˈfriədərək ˈvələm də ˈklɛrk]; 18 March 1936 – 11 November 2021) was a South African politician who served as state president of South Africa from 1989 to 1994 and as deputy president from 1994 to 1996.
Minister of Education and Training: Stoffel van der Merwe Sam de Beer: NP: 1989–1991 1991–1994 Minister of Education and Culture whites: Piet Clase Piet Marais: NP: 1989–1991 1991–1994 Minister of Education and Culture coloureds: Abe Williams: LP: 1992–1993 Minister of Mining and Energy: Dawie de Villiers George Bartlett: NP: 1989 ...
Frederik Willem de Klerk, State President of South Africa (1989–1994); Vice President of South Africa (1994–1996) [12] Marike de Klerk, former first lady of South Africa and leader of the National Party's women's wing. She studied commerce at the university.
Johannes de Klerk: Education, arts and sciences and information 1966–1967 John Vorster: Johannes de Klerk: National education 1968–1969 John Vorster: Johannes Petrus van der Spuy: Education and training Ferdinand Hartzenberg: Education and training 1979–1982 PW Botha: Gerrit Viljoen: National education 1980–1989 PW Botha: F. W. de Klerk
Instead, the NP's parliamentary caucus selected as leader education minister F. W. de Klerk, who moved quickly to consolidate his position within the party as a reformist, while hardliners supported Botha. In March 1989, the NP elected De Klerk as state president but Botha refused to resign, saying in a television address that the constitution ...
FW de Klerk is a past president of South Africa, a former leader of the Nationalist Party (the party who instituted the policy of Grand Apartheid), a former Chancellor of the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education. He is also a controversial Nobel Peace Prize winner. [17] De Klerk founded the Foundation to: [18]
F. W. de Klerk was elected as the new State President by National Party members (though Botha retained party leadership) beating Pik Botha and Barend du Plessis. [2] Upon winning the 1989 South African general election, de Klerk started to loosen restrictions on peaceful protest marches and released political prisoners such as Thabo Mbeki. He ...
In 1990, on his return to South Africa, Louis Pienaar was nominated to be the Minister of Education in President F W de Klerk's government, where he was to be responsible for the dismantling of the structures of apartheid. From May 1992 until April 1993, Pienaar was the Minister for Internal Affairs.