Former state president FW de Klerk died at his home in Cape Town on Thursday at the age of 85.
His foundation said in a statement:"It is with the deepest sadness that the FW de Klerk Foundation must announce that former president FW de Klerk died peacefully at his home in Fresnaye earlier this morning following his struggle against mesothelioma cancer."De Klerk disclosed on his 85th birthday in March that he was suffering from the cancer, whichHe was undergoing immunotherapy to treat it.
Referred to as"the last white ruler of South Africa," De Klerk shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 with Nelson Mandela"for their work for the peaceful termination of the apartheid regime, and for laying the foundations for a new democratic South Africa."As the leader of the National Party, the party which initiated and whose official policy was apartheid, he announced broad reforms and plans for a new constitution.
In retirement, though, he had become"deeply concerned about developments in South Africa and about the need to protect and promote the Constitution. I am also concerned about the degree to which the SA Communist Party, without winning a single vote, has succeeded in influencing economic policy and has taken over control of the National Democratic Revolution. I am worried by increasing corruption...
The foundation said the family will, in due course, make an announcement regarding funeral arrangements.
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