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Frederik Willem de Klerk, born on March 18, 1936, in Johannesburg, South Africa, was a pivotal figure in the nation’s transition from apartheid to a multiracial democracy. As the last State President of apartheid-era South Africa from 1989 to 1994, de Klerk played a crucial role in dismantling the laws that upheld racial segregation, notably by releasing Nelson Mandela from prison. His efforts earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993, cementing his legacy as an architect of change in a country long divided by racial strife.
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"The government that came into power after the April 1994 elections was going to need a budget. It was drafted by our finance minister, Derek Keys, and he convinced them of the necessity to stay within the free-market principles that had been in force in South Africa for decades."
F. W. de Klerk"The question that we must ask is whether we are making progress toward the goal of universal peace. Or are we caught up on a treadmill of history, turning forever on the axle of mindless aggression and self-destruction?"
F. W. de Klerk
"In our quest for peace, we should constantly ask ourselves what we should do to create conditions in which peace can prosper."
F. W. de Klerk