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Photo: 📷 Walter Rutishauser, Photographer
Biography of Frederik Willem de Klerk
18. Mar 1936 – 11. Nov 2021(85 years)Died in:Cape Town, City of Cape Town
7th state president of South Africa from 1989 to 1994
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Children
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Religion
Reformed Church
Occupation(3)
Awards(10)
Nobel Peace PrizeFélix Houphouët-Boigny Peace PrizePrincess of Asturias Award for International CooperationPhiladelphia Liberty MedalJames Joyce Awardshonorary doctorate of Haifa UniversityGold Order of Mapungubwehonorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit BrusselOrder of Good HopeOrder of Mapungubwe
Spouse(2)
Marike de KlerkElita Georgiades
Education(3)
F. W. de Klerk (* 18. March 1936 in Johannesburg; † 11. November 2021 in Cape Town) was a 7th state president of South Africa from 1989 to 1994. He was 85 years old. He was married to Marike de Klerk. He had 3 children. His education included Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, North-West University and Goodenough College. His faith was Reformed Church. He received 10 awards, including Nobel Peace Prize, Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize. His cause of death was mesothelioma.
Life Events
9 Events1936
Born in Johannesburg, Transvaal Province
1959
Married Marike de Klerk
until 1998
1991
Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize
1992
Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation
1993
Nobel Peace Prize
1993
honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel
1998
Married Elita Georgiades
until 2021
2002
Gold Order of Mapungubwe
2021