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Who was South Africa’s last white president?

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Who was South Africa’s last white president?

Frederik Willem (FW) de Klerk was South Africa’s last white president, ending apartheid in 1994 and becoming the country’s first Deputy President – under Nelson Mandela. The two shared the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize. De Klerk died on Nov. 12, 2021, aged 85. His funeral will take place on Nov. 21 in a private ceremony.

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