F.W. de Klerk to end those policies, knocking down the pillars of segregation one at a time. Three years after his release from prison, Mandela and de Klerk shared the Nobel Peace Prize.

(CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Nelson Mandela, Nobel Peace Prize winner and former ... and head of the National Party. Frederik Willem de Klerk replaces him and begins dismantling apartheid.

Former South African President Frederik Willem de Klerk ... head of a non-discriminatory state. Mandela and de Klerk shared the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize, even though before his accession to power ...