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P. W. Botha was the last prime minister and the first state president of South Africa under apartheid. He was a controversial figure who opposed black majority rule and international communism, but also made some reforms and faced internal unrest and international sanctions.
Aug 28, 2024 · P.W. Botha, prime minister (1978–84) and first state president (1984–89) of South Africa. During his term in office, Botha sought (with limited success) to find some middle ground between those who fully supported apartheid and the increasingly frustrated and militant nonwhite population.
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Nov 1, 2006 · P. W. Botha, the South African leader who struggled vainly to preserve apartheid rule in a tide of domestic racial violence and global condemnation, died yesterday at his home in South Africa.
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A biography of PW Botha, the former president of South Africa who led the National Party and pursued apartheid policies. Learn about his early life, political career, role in Angola, and legacy.
Oct 31, 2006 · P.W. Botha, who led South Africa through its worst racial violence and deepest international isolation, died in 2006 at 90. He resisted releasing Nelson Mandela and faced a Truth Commission for his role in apartheid-era crimes.
Nov 1, 2006 · P.W. Botha, the unapologetic leader of apartheid-era South Africa who led his country into deepening racial crisis as head of state from 1978 to 1989, died Tuesday at his home in...
Oct 31, 2006 · CAPE TOWN, South Africa – P.W. Botha, the apartheid-era president who led South Africa through its worst racial violence and deepest international isolation, died today. He was 90.
