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Mar 29, 2019 · President P. W. Botha, who served as the Prime Minister of South Africa from 1978 to 1984 and executive State President from 1984 to 1989, gave many memorable remarks about leading South Africa under the policies of apartheid that kept races segregated.
Pieter Willem Botha (Paul Roux, Estado Livre de Orange, 12 de janeiro de 1916 – Wilderness, Cabo Ocidental, 31 de outubro de 2006), mais conhecido como "P.W." ou Die Groot Krokodil (africâner para "O Grande Crocodilo"), foi primeiro-ministro da África do Sul entre 1978 e 1984 e Presidente-de-Estado (com poder executivo) de 1984 a 1989.
Oct 31, 2006 · As prime minister and president of South Africa, PW Botha had a mild reformist streak, but made it clear that he was not prepared to hand over the country to the black majority. The changes he made were designed to help ensure the continuation of white control in the face of mounting domestic and international pressures.
Oct 31, 2006 · P.W. Botha, the hard-nosed South African leader who struggled vainly to preserve apartheid rule in a tide of domestic racial violence and global condemnation, died today at his home in South Africa.
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Jul 21, 2015 · PW Botha’s regime faced international condemnation for its continued human rights abuses on Black, Coloured and Indian South Africans. Furthermore, the once-secure support of America and Britain was disrupted by the Cold War reaching its close, and the enforcement of economic sanctions - which would go on to cripple the country’s economy.
P. W. Botha was a South African politician who served as the prime minister of his country from 1978 to 1984 and as the first state president of his country from 1984 to 1989. He quit his studies midway to begin his career in politics, as a ‘National Party’ organizer.