Former South African State President F.W. de Klerk married Marike Willemse on this date. The couple met at the University of Potchefstroom where they were both students and where De Klerk graduated with a law degree in 1958. They had two sons and one daughter. Their marriage ended in 1998 in a divorce, after which De Klerk married Elita Giorgiades.
eventREF E-0012115Revised
11 April 1969
F.W. de Klerk marries Marike Willemse
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- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
- 02The Telegraph, (2001), Marike de Klerk, from The Telegraph, 06 December [online], Available at www.telegraph.co.uk [Accessed: 10 April 2014]
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). F.W. de Klerk marries Marike Willemse. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012115
South African History Online (2011) 'F.W. de Klerk marries Marike Willemse', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012115 (Accessed: 7 October 2026).
South African History Online, F.W. de Klerk marries Marike Willemse [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012115, (accessed 7 October 2026).
"F.W. de Klerk marries Marike Willemse." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012115. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "F.W. de Klerk marries Marike Willemse." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012115.
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