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F. W. de Klerk

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F. W. de Klerk

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Also known as Frederik Willem de Klerk, Frederick W. De Klerk, Frederick De Klerk, F W de Klerk, FW de Klerk

7th state president of South Africa from 1989 to 1994

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Frederik Willem de Klerk was a South African politician, lawyer, and minister. He served as the State President of South Africa, Deputy President of South Africa, and Minister of Home Affairs. A member of the National Party, he was educated at Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education and North-West University. He was born in Johannesburg on March 18, 1936, and died in Cape Town on November 11, 2021, from mesothelioma.

De Klerk received the Nobel Peace Prize, the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize, the Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation, and the Philadelphia Liberty Medal. He was a member of the American Philosophical Society and spoke English and Afrikaans. He was affiliated with the Reformed Church and was the son of Johannes de Klerk. He had three children.

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Johannesburg, Transvaal Province, Union of South Africa

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Frederik Willem de Klerk (born 18 March 1936), often known as F. W. de Klerk, was the seventh and last State President of apartheid-era South Africa, serving from September 1989 to May 1994. de Klerk was also leader of the National Party (which later became the New National Party) from February 1989 to September 1997. de Klerk is best known for engineering…

Known for

  • Influence — Self - Former President of South Africa2020
  • Miracle Rising: South Africa — Self2013
  • Countdown to Zero — Self2010
  • Chickens can Fly — Self2010
  • Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony — Self (archive footage)2002
  • Mandela — Self1996
  • Death of Apartheid — Self1995
  • Panorama1953

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Peace Prize1993

    “for their work for the peaceful termination of the apartheid regime, and for laying the foundations for a new democratic South Africa”

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Frederik
Gender
male
Citizenship
South Africa
Place of birth
Johannesburg
Place of death
Cape Town
Father
Johannes de Klerk
Occupation
minister
Political party
National Party
Languages spoken
Afrikaans
Native language
Afrikaans
Religion
Reformed Church
Award
Princess of Asturias Awards
Official website
fwdeklerk.org
Image
Frederik Willem de Klerk, 1990.jpg
Number of children
3
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Frederik Willem de Klerk
date of birth
1936-01-01
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name in native language
Frederik Willem de Klerk
member of
American Philosophical Society
date of death
2021-11-11
cause of death
mesothelioma
manner of death
natural causes
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Personal details BornFrederik Willem de Klerk (1936-03-18)18 March 1936 Johannesburg, South Africa

Died11 November 2021(2021-11-11) (aged 85) Cape Town, South Africa

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