F.W. de Klerk

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf politician
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Nobel_Peace_Prize
Order of the Baobab
Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Cape_Town
Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_the_Free_State
gptkbp:birthPlace Johannesburg,_South_Africa
gptkbp:born March 18, 1936
gptkbp:children gptkb:Susan_de_Klerk
gptkb:Willem_de_Klerk
gptkb:Jan_de_Klerk
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:Nelson_Mandela
gptkbp:died November 11, 2021
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Potchefstroom
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Frederik_Willem_de_Klerk
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label F.W. de Klerk
gptkbp:influence gptkb:post-apartheid_South_Africa
international relations
South_African_politics
gptkbp:influenced end of apartheid
gptkbp:knownFor dismantling apartheid
negotiating_with_ANC
gptkbp:legacy historical significance
controversial figure
advocate for peace
symbol of reconciliation
criticized for slow reforms
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Afrikaner
South_African
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:National_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition liberalism
conservatism
gptkbp:politicalRole 1972
1997
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:President_of_South_Africa
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:P.W._Botha
gptkbp:publications A New South Africa: The Road to Democracy
The Last Trek: A New Beginning
The Last Word: A Memoir
The_Future_of_South_Africa
F.W._de_Klerk:_The_Man_Who_Dismantled_Apartheid
gptkbp:retired 1994
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Marike_de_Klerk
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Nelson_Mandela
gptkbp:termEnd May 1994
gptkbp:termStart September 1989