Vorster

American  

[fawr-ster] / ˈfɔr stər /

noun

1. Balthazar Johannes, 1915–83, South African political leader: prime minister 1966–78; president 1978–79.

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Vorster British  

/ ˈvɔː-, ˈfɔːstə /

noun

1. Balthazar Johannes, known as John. 1915–83, South African statesman; Nationalist prime minister (1966–78); president (1978)

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Example Sentences

The then-unknown cleric emerged in the headlines in May 1976 when he wrote a public letter to the white prime minister, John Vorster.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2021

Nevertheless, he continued to work for a settlement in Rhodesia, and had meetings with South African leaders John Vorster, PW Botha and FW de Klerk.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2021

An inquest opened in February into the death of the anti-apartheid activist and trade unionist Neil Aggett, whose body was found hanging at the notorious John Vorster Square police station in Johannesburg in 1982.

From The Guardian • Jul. 12, 2020

An inquest found that Ahmed Timol, a South African Communist Party member, was murdered after his arrest and transfer to what was then called John Vorster Square.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 12, 2017

John Vorster, the new minister of justice, who had himself been detained during World War II for opposing the government’s support of the Allies, was a man unsentimental in the extreme.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela