F W de klerk The Autobiography The Last Trek A New Beginning NP Party South Africa Politics history

F W de klerk The Autobiography The Last Trek A New Beginning NP Party South Africa Politics history

The book is a hardcover book with a dust cover and in a NEW condition

The book has photos and has 412 pages

Barcode 9780333732649

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The former president of South Africa describes his life and political career, documenting the changes in South Africa, including the end of apartheid, the release of Nelson Mandela from prison, and the country's first true democratic elections in 1984.

Frederik Willem de Klerk, often known as F. W. de Klerk, was the seventh and last State President of apartheid-era South Africa, serving from September 1989 to May 1994. De Klerk was also leader of the National Party (which later became the New National Party) from February 1989 to September 1997.

De Klerk is best known for engineering the end of apartheid, South Africa's racial segregation policy, and supporting the transformation of South Africa into a multi-racial democracy by entering into the negotiations that resulted in all citizens, including the country's black majority, having equal voting and other rights. He shared the Prince of Asturias Awards in 1992 and the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 along with Nelson Mandela for his role in the ending of apartheid.

He was one of the Deputy Presidents of South Africa during the presidency of Nelson Mandela until 1996, the last white person to hold the position to date. In 1997, he retired from politics.