de Klerk (d klûrk , kl rk), F(rederik) W(illem) Born 1936. South African president (1989-1994) who shared the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts toward ending apartheid in South Africa. |
de Klerk [də ˈklɜːk]
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(Biographies / de Klerk, F(rederik) W(illem) (1936 M, South African, POLITICS: statesman, POLITICS: head of state) F(rederik) W(illem). born 1936, South African statesman; president (1989-94), second executive deputy president (1994-97). In 1990 he legalized the ANC and released Nelson Mandela from prison, and initiated the abolition of apartheid: Nobel peace prize 1993 jointly with Mandela
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