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PW Botha was the archetypal kragdadige (hardheaded) Afrikaner politician. Known as the Groot Krokodil ('Great Crocodile') because of his abrasive nature, he lead South Africa's white-minority government during the most violent years of anti-Apartheid resistance.
Biography of PW Botha, Apartheid Era President
PW Botha was the archetypal hardheaded Afrikaner politician. Known as the Great Crocodile because of his abrasive nature, he lead South Africa's white-minority government during the most violent years of anti-Apartheid resistance.
TRC Finding on Former President PW Botha
Finding on Former President PW Botha, as given in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report, Volume Five, Chapter Six: Findings and Conclusions, section 102.
Quotes: PW Botha
A selection of quotes by PW Botha
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A selection of quotes on PW Botha

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