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The political power struggle continues between President P.W. Botha and F.W. de Klerk and a compromise is reached between the t
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F.W. de Klerk announces the unconditional release of eight security prisoners. The eight are former ANC secretary-general Walte
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President F.W. de Klerk vehemently denies any direct or indirect talks between the African National Congress (ANC) leaders and
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President F.W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela, leader of the ANC agree, at a peace summit, to resume constitutional negotiations t
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Former President F.W. de Klerk tells the Truth and Reconciliation Commission that he reiterates his apologies for suffering cau
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State President F.W. de Klerk announces plans for a two day multi-party conference and the establishment of a standing commissi
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President F.W. de Klerk announces the establishment of a Commission of Inquiry, led by Justice Richard Goldstone, into the poli
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Pres. F.W. Reitz of the OFS unveils the statue of Pres. Brand at the top of Maitland Street, Bloemfontein.
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Speaking before the Truth and Reconciliation Committee for a second time, F.W. de Klerk repeats his assertion that murder and t
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Speaking before the Truth and Reconciliation Committee for a second time, F.W. de Klerk repeats his assertion that murder and t
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South African President F.W. de Klerk declares a state of emergency in Natal and orders army into the Zulu stronghold.
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’A Document To Create a Climate of Understanding’, Document forwarded by Nelson Mandela to F.W. De Klerk on 12 December 1989
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President F.W. de Klerk announces SA beaches open to all racial groups and promises repeal of Separate Amenities Act.
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President F.W. de Klerk and African National Congress leader Nelson Mandela jointly accept the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Peace Pri
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Former State Pres. F.W. de Klerk admits to an extramarital affair with Elita Georgiades, wife of a rich Greek businessman.
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President F.W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela are awarded the Unesco Peace Prize. They received the prize on 3 February.
BiographyAnton Ndoda Xaba
David Anton Ndoda ‘Mfenendala’ Xaba was born in Sobantu Village in Pietermaritzburg. He left school in the late 1940s and went to work in Durban. He joined…
BiographyEvelina de Bruin
Evelina de Bruin was born on 25 December 1933, and she grew up in the small town of Postmasburg, Northern Cape. In the early days of her life, her parents…
BiographyStephanie Kemp
Stephanie Kemp was born in the Karoo in 1941 and grew up with her two sisters in Malmesbury in the Swartland. The town was dominated by the Dutch Reformed…
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Cosatu, Saccola and the minister of manpower of the F.W. de Klerk cabinet agree in principle to establish a national negotiatio
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Cosatu, Saccola and the minister of manpower of the F.W. de Klerk cabinet agree in principle to establish a national negotiatio
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Minister of National Education F.W. de Klerk warns universities that their subsidies will be cut if they fail to "maintain
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The engagement of Marike, first wife of Pres. F.W. de Klerk, to Johan Koekemoer, Johannesburg businessman and accountant, is an
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ANC Deputy President Mr. Nelson Mandela and State President F.W. de Klerk hold discussions in Pretoria on the progress, which h
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William W.P. Selborne (82), British High Commissioner in SA and Governor of the Transvaal and Orange River Colony (1905-1909),
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Pres. F.W. de Klerk announces a referendum for 17 March to establish the opinion of White voters towards his political reform
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The Harms Commission, appointed in December 1989 by the F.W. de Klerk government to investigate into state involvement in polit
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F.W. de Klerk, Minister of Mineral and Energy Affairs, is unanimously elected the new leader of the Transvaal National Party.
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The Afrikaans Language and Culture Association, ATKV, gives former president F.W. de Klerk its highest award for having the cou
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