F.W. de Klerk had been a virulent defender of white Africans and their privileges and his own term as president was marred by political violence. Yet, he lifted the ban on the African National Congress and ordered the release of Mandela who became South Africa's first democratically elected president. What pushed him to reverse his beliefs and drive for equality in South Africa?
F.W. de Klerk had been a virulent defender of white Africans and their privileges and his own term as president was marred by political violence. Yet, he lifted the ban on the African National Congress and ordered the release of Mandela who became South Africa's first democratically elected president. What pushed him to reverse his beliefs and drive for equality in South Africa?
