When de Klerk was first elected president of South Africa, there was little in his past that distinguished him from his hard-line predecessors. He'd been a loyal functionary in the National Party ...

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One of the great political reformers of the last century, the former South African President FW de Klerk, has died. Mr de Klerk was head of the white minority government, between September 1989 ...

De Klerk grew up in a family of prominent ... September 15, 1989 – Sworn in as president of South Africa. February 2, 1990 – In his first speech before the South African Parliament, announces ...

The FW De Klerk Foundation has denounced US President Donald Trump’s claims that South Africa is promoting “racial ...

Mr de Klerk was a key figure in South Africa's transition to democracy, and was succeeded by President Nelson Mandela, whose freedom he helped to secure.

Earlier in the year, negotiations had been threatened by the highest-level political assassination in South Africa since President de Klerk unbanned the ANC in 1990. On April 10, 1993, Chris Hani ...

The FW de Klerk Foundation has come out in strong opposition to US president Donald Trump's attacks on South Africa and the offering of citizenship to white farmers who he says are being treated ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa re-elected for second term ANC party that freed South Africa from apartheid loses its 30-year majority South Africa's last apartheid president de Klerk dies ...

The FW de Klerk Foundation released its annual report ... programmes have further exacerbated the crisis. In 2024, South Africa’s unemployment rate was ca. 32,8% - with an even higher youth ...