Vorster

[fawr-ster]

noun

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

Vorster

/ ˈvɔː-, ˈfɔːstə /

noun

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

Example Sentences

The Bulls were perhaps fortunate not to go a man down after Harold Vorster made contact with Joe McCarthy's face on the ground after an off-the-ball scuffle.

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Pip Etheridge pulled out a resplendent copy of St. Edward’s Crown — the crown that will be placed on Charles’ head next weekend — and handed it to Janette Vorster because she didn’t want to be in the pictures.

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But Peter Vorster, a hydrogeographer with more than 45 years’ experience in the eastern Sierra Nevada, suggested they’re missing the point.

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Vorster ignored the warning, and Tutu was vilified in the white-run media.

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

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