FW de Klerk’s paradoxical legacy: from zealot to pragmatist
Once a zealous Afrikaner nationalist, SA’s last apartheid president paved way for democracy
11 November 2021 - 23:07
FW de Klerk, SA’s last apartheid-era president, died on Thursday after battling cancer, prompting tributes that reflected the often contradictory roles he played as one of the key figures of the country’s history.
The 85-year-old, who passed away at his Cape Town home on Thursday morning, is most remembered for a historic speech that paved the way for the unbanning of the ANC, the release of Nelson Mandela and the first all-race elections...
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