de Klerk

[ duh klairk ]

noun

1. Frederik Willem, 1936–2021, South African political leader: president 1989–94; Nobel Peace Prize 1993.

de Klerk

/ də ˈklɜːk /

noun

1. de KlerkF(rederik) W(illem)1936MSouth AfricanPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: head of state F ( rederik ) W ( illem ). born 1936, South African statesman; president (1989–94), second executive deputy president (1994–97). In 1990 he legalized the ANC and released Nelson Mandela from prison, and initiated the abolition of apartheid: Nobel peace prize 1993 jointly with Mandela

Example Sentences

“He had an unfailing ability to make just the right gesture at just the right time,” de Klerk wrote.

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That enemies—like the formerly oppositional de Klerk—can become allies.

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