Breaking News: Tear Flow in South Africa as last white President dead
| Frederik Willem De Klerk |
Last white minority president of South Africa President Frederik Willem De Klerk, is dead.
He was 85.
His death, linked with cancer was announced today by his
foundation.
‘Former President FW de Klerk died peacefully at his home in
Fresnaye earlier this morning following his struggle against mesothelioma
cancer,’ a statement from his foundation said.
De Klerk oversaw the end of the white minority rule and
negotiated the shape of democratic South Africa, where majority Africans took
over power.
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