Former South African President F.W. De Klerk turns 70

AP Worldstream | March 18, 2006| | Copyright

CLARE NULLIS, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
03-18-2006
Dateline: CAPE TOWN, South Africa
South Africa's last white president, F.W. De Klerk, turned 70 on Saturday, hailed by fellow Nobel laureates for his role in ending apartheid and ushering in multiracial democracy.

At a birthday party Friday evening, Nelson Mandela praised De Klerk's courage in releasing him from prison in 1990, legalizing the African National Congress and showing good faith in negotiations toward the first free elections in 1994.

"Around the world, people recognize you as a historic peacemaker and nation-builder," ...

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