Former President FW de Klerk died peacefully at his home in Fresnaye on 11 November 2021 following his struggle against mesothelioma cancer. This is his final message of farewell to all South Africans.
Watch as FW de Klerk masterfully outlines his views on accommodating diversity in multicultural societies and answers challenging questions about South Africa’s history at a speech presented to the Institute of Politics Harvard Kennedy School on 7 February, 2001.
The FW de Klerk Foundation eagerly anticipates the arrival of our newly appointed Executive Director, Mr. Christo van der Rheede, who will assume his role on January 15, 2024.
Thirty years have passed since the cold winter’s day in Oslo when Nelson Mandela and FW de Klerk were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. It was a time of great excitement, of great optimism and great trepidation. In South Africa negotiators were putting the final touches to the 1993 Constitution – in terms of which the first fully inclusive democratic elections would be held on 27 April 1994.
Tributes to FW de Klerk at this year’s FW de Klerk Memorial Lecture at the Global Leadership Foundation’s annual memorial dinner.
The second FW de Klerk Memorial Lecture was delivered last night by Professor Chester Crocker at the annual memorial dinner of the Global Leadership Foundation near Washington DC.
The second FW de Klerk Memorial Lecture was delivered last night by Professor Chester Crocker at the annual memorial dinner of the Global Leadership Foundation near Washington DC.
In episode 17 – the final in the FW de Klerk Foundation’s exclusive biographical videos on President FW de Klerk, viewers will learn about the events between 1997 and 2021.
In episode 16 of the FW de Klerk Foundation’s exclusive biographical videos on President FW de Klerk, viewers will learn about the events between July 1996 and September 1997.
