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Pik Botha
Roelof Frederik "Pik" Botha, was a South African politician who served as the country's foreign minister in the last years of the apartheid era, the longest-serving in South African history. Known as a liberal within the party, Botha served to present a friendly, conciliatory face on the regime, while criticised internally. He was a leading contender for the leadership of the National Party upon J…
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politics · South African politician (1932–2018) · politician · diplomat · lawyer · minister · also Pik Botha, Roelof Frederik Botha, Botha
Born 27 April 1932 · Died 12 October 2018 · Q561494
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2018· 8 entries
Yahoo: Pik Botha, apartheid-era South African minister, dies at 86
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Reuters: Pik Botha, Global Face Of South Africa's Apartheid State, Dies At 86
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News24: Pik Botha through the ages: His life in pictures
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Seattle Times: Pik Botha, South African foreign minister in the last years of apartheid, has died at age 86, his son says
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Died 2018-10-12.
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Voice of America: Pik Botha, Apartheid-Era Minister, Dies in South Africa
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Botha died of natural causes at his home in Pretoria on 12 October 2018 at the age of 86.
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2013· 1 entry
Botha expressed criticism for the government's affirmative action policies saying that the South African government of 1994 would never have reached a constitutional settlement with the ANC had it insisted on its current
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2011· 1 entry
That he had been "severely reprimanded and almost fired" over his remarks
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2000· 1 entry
Botha declared his support for President Thabo Mbeki
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1996· 1 entry
After having been ill, including being partially paralysed, following a fall in her home in 1991
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1994· 1 entry
Served under Nelson Mandela as Minister of Mineral and Energy Affairs from 1994 to 1996
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1988· 1 entry
“at the signing of the peace protocol in Brazzaville in 1988”
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1985· 1 entry
Botha helped to draft a speech that would have announced common decision-making on all levels in a single constitutional unit and a formula for bringing about the release of Nelson Mandela, but this draft was rejected by
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1977· 3 entries
Re-entered Parliament as MP for Westdene, and was appointed minister for foreign affairs by Prime Minister B
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Career landmark: Minister of International Relations and Cooperation (1977–1994).
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Career landmark: member of the National Assembly of South Africa (1977–1994).
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1975· 2 entries
Career landmark: South African Ambassador to the United States (1975–1977).
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Was appointed South Africa's Ambassador to the United States, in addition to his UN post
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1974· 1 entry
Was appointed South Africa's permanent representative to the United Nations and presented his credentials to Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim on 15 October 1974; in November of that year, however, South Africa was susp
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1970· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the National Assembly of South Africa (1970–1974).
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1966· 1 entry
Botha was appointed legal adviser at the Department of Foreign Affairs, in which capacity he served on the delegation representing South Africa at the United Nations from 1967 to 1977
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1953· 1 entry
With whom he had two daughters, Anna Hertzog and the artist Lien Botha as well as two sons, the rock musician Piet Botha (1955-2019) and the economist Roelof Botha
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1932· 1 entry
Born 1932-04-27.
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