This South African politician and member of the National Party first held office in Parliament in 1948 and served as Minister of Defense from 1966 to 1978, when he was elected Prime Minister.
This South African politician and member of the National Party first held office in Parliament in 1948 and served as Minister of Defense from 1966 to 1978, when he was elected Prime Minister. He granted a form of autonomy to certain homelands and established a new constitution that provided separate legislative chambers for Asians and Coloureds but made no concessions to the black majority. He resigned the Presidency in 1989 after agreeing to Namibian independence. FTP, name this former President of South Africa, who finally appeared before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission earlier this year.
This South African politician and member of the National Party first held office in Parliament in 1948 and served as Minister of Defense from 1966 to 1978, when he was elected Prime Minister.
Pieter Willem Botha