5 facts about fw de klerk autobiography

Frederik Willem de Klerk was the state president of South Africa from to and deputy president from to Widely credited with being a key advocate for dismantling apartheid in South Africa, de Klerk helped free Nelson Mandela from incarceration and was jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize with him &#;for their work for the peaceful termination of the apartheid regime, and for laying the foundations for a new democratic South Africa.&#;

However, de Klerk&#;s role in dismantling apartheid is one that continues to be controversial, with critics arguing that he was motivated primarily by avoiding political and financial ruin in South Africa rather than a moral objection to racial segregation.

De Klerk publicly apologised for the pain and humiliation caused by apartheid during his later years, but many South Africans contend he never fully recognised or condemned its horrors.

Here are 10 facts about F. W. De Klerk, the last president of apartheid-era South Africa.

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