De Klerk, F.W. /də ˈklɜːk $ -ˈklɜːrk/
(1936–) the President of South Africa from 1989 to 1994. He made many political changes and finally ended the system of apartheid. In 1990 he allowed the ANC to become a legal organization again, and let Nelson Mandela out of prison. He and Mandela won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.

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