Title: Fredrik Willem de Klerk
1Fredrik Willem de Klerk
Served September 1989 - 1994
Born March18, 1936
- By Josh and Brendan
- Period 1
2Who was de Klerk?
- De Klerk was the leader of the South African
Government, and the National Party, from
1989-1997. He is seen as the ender of the
apartheid policy in South Africa, thereby freeing
all the black Afrikaans, Nelson Mandela, and
releasing the ban on the ANC (African National
Congress).
3De Klerks Childhood
- De Klerk was born in Johannesburg, South Africa,
into a White-Dutch Family. His familys values
were all based on the ones throughout South
Africa, including the Apartheid. Many of de
Klerks family was already involved in the
government, which gave him an early start into
his career. He went through the regular school
system as we do today, and then graduated from a
university with a degree in law.
4Which Political Party Was de Klerk a part of?
- De Klerk was the president and leader of the
national party. He was elected into office, and
then used his power to completely abolish the
Apartheid Policy in South Africa.
5What part did the National Party play in the
History of the Apartheid?
- This Party is also ironically the party that
started the Apartheid, and even more ironically
the one that killed it.
6What did de Klerk do when he was elected
President in 1989?
- De Klerk, in his first year of presidency,
abolished the apartheid, releasing many bans on
Black Organizations, such as the ANC, released
Nelson Mandela from prison, and Let the Black
Afrikaans walk about the City Streets they had
inhabited so long ago.
7Why Was He Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993?
- He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for freeing
Afrikaans and ending racial separation in South
Africa. He Shares the prize with Nelson Mandela,
who was his successor in presidency.
8THE END!
- You learned something, didnt you? Now time to
put that Knowledge to the test in
9de Klerk Jepoardy!
10De Klerk Jeopardy
De Klerks Childhood Political Life History Changes Later Life
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11In Johannesburg, South Africa on March 18, 1936
12In Law.
13South African Ones, which included Support of the
Apartheid
14From 1989 to 1997, in the National Party and as
President
15The National Party, ironically also ended what
they began.
16DAILY DOUBLE!!!
Take The Quiz, and Risk it All, Or Go Back, Lose
your Turn, and Keep It All
17The ban on the ANC, Nelson Mandela, and Black
Afrikaans.
18Ended the Apartheid.
19Nelson Mandela.
20President (Hint Whilst Ending the Apartheid)
211993.
22Nelson Mandela.
23Successor to F.W. de Klerk.
24The REAL End
- By Josh and Brendan
- Period 1