Hendrik Verwoerd becomes Prime Minister
… after the death of J.G. Strijdom. An ardent advocate of Apartheid, Verwoerd firmly believed that races should be kept … normally have been granted, but because of South Africa's Apartheid policy, it was vehemently opposed. Verwoerd then … was established, but within a few years, because of its Apartheid policy, South Africa had become an isolated nation. …