de Klerk

[ duh-klairk ]

noun
  1. Frederik Willem, 1936–2021, South African political leader: president 1989–94; Nobel Peace Prize 1993.

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de Klerk

/ (də ˈklɜːk) /


noun
  1. F (rederik) W (illem). born 1936, South African statesman; president (1989–94), second executive deputy president (1994–97). In 1990 he legalized the ANC and released Nelson Mandela from prison, and initiated the abolition of apartheid: Nobel peace prize 1993 jointly with Mandela

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