De Klerk grew up in a family of prominent Afrikaner politicians. Was a member of the National Party (NP), a party made up of Afrikaners and English-speaking Whites (The NP did have some non-White ...

De Klerk grew up in a family of prominent Afrikaner politicians. Was a member of the National Party (NP), a party made up of Afrikaners and English-speaking Whites (The NP did have some non-White ...

Mandela was called both “the world’s most famous political prisoner” and “South Africa’s Great Black Hope.” 1941-1943 – Mandela meets Walter Sisulu, who helps him get a job at the law firm of Witkin, ...

August 15, 1989 – Botha resigns as president and head of the National Party. Frederik Willem de Klerk replaces him and begins dismantling apartheid. February 11, 1990 – Mandela is released ...

Frederik Willem (FW) de Klerk was born in Johannesburg on 18 March 1936, the son of Senator Jan De Klerk, a senior Cabinet Minister. His school years were spent mainly in Krugersdorp, where he ...

In 1989, South Africa reached a crossroads. The intransigent PW Botha suffered a stroke and was replaced as president by Frederik Willem de Klerk . What is remarkable about this period is the manner ...

The Dutch father-and-son duo pretty much founded the tradition of British marine painting – as this first-rate show makes clear ...

The DA notes with sadness the passing of former State President and Nobel laureate, FW de Klerk, at the age of 85 in his home in Cape Town after a battle with cancer. Mr de Klerk’s contribution to ...