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In the News:
The Passing of the Last Leader of Apartheid South Africa, F.W. de Klerk
›By Terence McNamee // Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Frederik Willem (‘F.W.’) de Klerk, the last leader of apartheid South Africa, died on November 11, 2021.
Nothing new was expected of de Klerk when he became President of South Africa in 1989. A member of the ultra-conservative “Dopper” wing of the Dutch Reformed Church, he progressed through the strict rites of passage common to Apartheid leaders–membership of the Voortrekkers, the Federation of Junior Rapporteurs, the Afrikaans Student Union, and the supreme accolade of an invitation to join the Broederbond, the elite, secret society dedicated to promoting Afrikaner interests. His father, Senator Jan de Klerk, was almost elected (ceremonial) State President, and he served as Labour Minister under Prime Minister J. S. Strijdom, who was married to F.W.’s aunt. Like them, his politics were hard-line and traditional.
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