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Pieter Willem Botha (1916 – 2006)


Commonly known as "PW", was the prime minister of South Africa from 1978 to 1984 and the first executive state president from 1984 to 1989.
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Pieter Willem Botha
I believe we are today crossing the Rubicon, Mr Chairman. In South Africa there can be no turning back. I have a manifesto for the future of our country and we must engage in positive action in the months and years that lie ahead.
Botha quotes
It's a psychological onslaught, an economic one, a diplomatic one, a military onslaught - a total onslaught.
Botha
I am sick and tired of the hollow parrot-cry of “Apartheid!” I’ve said many times that the word “Apartheid” means good neighbourliness.




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