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Verwoerd

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Ver·woerd  (fr-vrt), Hendrik Frensch 1901-1966.
South African politician who as prime minister (1958-1966) pursued a policy of apartheid and removed South Africa from the British Commonwealth (1961). He was assassinated in Cape Town.
Verwoerd [fəˈvʊt fɛəˈvʊət]
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(Biographies / Verwoerd, Hendrik Frensch (1901-1966) M, South Africannational of birth: Dutch, POLITICS: statesman, POLITICS: prime minister) Hendrik Frensch (ˈhɛndrɪk frɛns). 1901-66, South African statesman, born in the Netherlands: prime minister of South Africa (1958-66) and the principal architect of the apartheid system: assassinated
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Noun1.Verwoerd - South African statesman who instituted the policy of apartheid (1901-1966)
Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd, Hendrik Verwoerd
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