- Frederik Willem de Klerk is a South African politician who served as the country's State President from September 1989 to May 1994
| Born: | 18 March 1936 Comment | | How old is F. W. de Klerk in 2024? / Age: | 88 years
| | Zodiac sign: | Pisces |
F. W. de Klerk Net worth 2024 (estimated)
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F. W. de Klerk facts
- He was the seventh and last head of state of South Africa under the apartheid era
- De Klerk was also leader of the National Party (which later became the New National Party) from February 1989 to September 1997
- De Klerk helped to broker the end of apartheid, South Africa's policies of racial segregation and discrimination, and supported the transformation of South Africa into a non-racial democracy by entering into the negotiations that resulted in all citizens having equal voting and other rights
- He won the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize in 1991, the Prince of Asturias Award 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, and is the most recent white South African and Afrikaner to have held the position
- In 1997 he retired from active politics
- He continues to remain active as a lecturer internationally
- After the deaths of P
- W
- Botha in 2006 and Marais Viljoen in 2007, de Klerk is the last surviving State President of South Africa
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