Who was Mr de Klerk?

Frederik Willem de Klerk OMG DMS (/də ˈklɜːrk, də ˈklɛərk/, Afrikaans: [ˈfriədərək ˈvələm də ˈklɛrk]; born 18 March 1936) is a retired South African politician, who served as State President of South Africa from 1989 to 1994 and as Deputy President from 1994 to 1996.

When and where was FW de Klerk born?

18 March 1936 (age 85 years), Johannesburg, South Africa
Frederik Willem de Klerk/Born

Where does De Klerk live?

Cape Town
Frederik Willem de Klerk/Places lived

How old is de Klerk?

85 years (18 March 1936)
Frederik Willem de Klerk/Age

What happened April 27th 1994?

It celebrates freedom and commemorates the first post-apartheid elections held on that day in 1994. The elections were the first non-racial national elections where everyone of voting age of over 18 from any race group, including foreign citizens permanently resident in South Africa, were allowed to vote.

When did Frederik Willem de Klerk become president?

South African politician. Frederik Willem de Klerk OMG DMS (/də ˈklɜːrk, də ˈklɛərk/, Afrikaans: [ˈfrɪədərək ˈvələm də ˈklɛrk]; born 18 March 1936) is a South African politician who served as State President of South Africa from 1989 to 1994 and as Deputy President from 1994 to 1996.

What did Robert De Klerk do for South Africa?

He also dismantled South Africa’s nuclear weapons program. De Klerk negotiated with Mandela to fully dismantle apartheid and establish a transition to universal suffrage. In 1993, he publicly apologised for apartheid’s harmful effects, although not for apartheid itself.

When did f.w.de Klerk and his wife divorce?

In 1998, de Klerk and his wife of 38 years, Marike de Klerk, were divorced following the discovery of his affair with Elita Georgiades, then the wife of Tony Georgiades, a Greek shipping tycoon who had allegedly given de Klerk and the NP financial support. Soon after his divorce, de Klerk and Georgiades were married.

When did f.w.de Klerk lead the National Party?

Ideologically a conservative and an economic liberal, he led the National Party from 1989 to 1997. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, to an influential Afrikaner family, de Klerk studied at Potchefstroom University before pursuing a career in law.