The people armed, 1984-1990
… Sweden, Switzerland and Israel all called for State president, PW Botha, to show mercy for the Six . Local and … of achieving a negotiated solution. On January 31, 1985, President P. W. Botha responded by offering to free Mandela … Willem de Klerk was sworn in by the NP as acting State President. De Klerk was behind the era of negotiation that …