F.W. de Klerk

Frederik Willem de Klerk (née le 18 March 1936), often known as F. W. de Klerk, ce qui the seventh and last State President of apartheid era South Africa, serving from Septembre 1989 to May 1994. de Klerk qu'est-ce donc leader of the National Party (which later became the New National Party) from February 1989 to Septembre 1997. de Klerk is best known for engineering the end of apartheid South Africa s ségrégation raciale policy, and supporting the transformation of South Africa into a multi-racial democracy by entering into the negotiations that resulted in all citizens, including the country's black majority, having equal voting and other rights. He won Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Peace Prize en 1991, Prince of Asturias Awards en 1992 and the Nobel Peace Prize en 1993 along with Nelson Mandela for his role in the ending of apartheid. He was one of the Deputy Presidents of South Africa during the presidency of Nelson Mandela until 1996, the last personne blanche to hold the position to date. In 1997, he retired from politics.