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 ...