South Africa’s last apartheid president Frederik W de Klerk.
de Klerk died peacefully at his home in Fresnaye earlier this morning following his struggle against mesothelioma cancer.
He was 85.
“It is with the deepest sadness that the FW de Klerk Foundation must announce that former President FW de Klerk died peacefully at his home in Fresnaye earlier this morning following his struggle against mesothelioma cancer. Mr De Klerk was 85 years old. He is survived by his wife Elita, his children Jan and Susan and his grandchildren,” read a statement by the FW de Klerk Foundation.
de Klerk’s legacy is contested.
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