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 ...

Here Jeff Koinange writes about his recent interview with Frederik Willem de Klerk. PAARL, South Africa (CNN) -- Frederik Willem de Klerk -- the last leader of white South Africa and the man who ...

Former South African President Frederik Willem de Klerk, the last white man ever to rule the country, has died Thursday of mesothelioma, a form of lung cancer, at his home near Cape Town.