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 apartheidera 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 the end of apartheid South Africas racial segregation policy and supporting the transformation of South Africa into a multiracial democracy by entering into the negotiations that resulted in all citizens including the countrys black majority having equal voting and other rights He won Félix HouphouëtBoigny Peace Prize in 1991 Prince of Asturias Awards in 1992 and the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 along with Nelson Mandela for his role in the ending of apartheid He was one of the Deputy Presidents of South Africa during the presidency of Nelson Mandela until 1996 the last white person to hold the position to date In 1997 he retired from politics Description above from the Wikipedia article F W de Klerk licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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