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DIED. P.W. Botha, 90, apartheid- era South African President whose rigid defense of racial separation overshadowed his secret 1989 talks with jailed ANC leader Nelson Mandela; in Wilderness, South Africa. Known as the "Old Crocodile" for his fearsome temper, Botha made some reforms, giving Asians and mixed-race citizens--but not blacks--a limited voice in government. But he also oversaw the detention of tens of thousands of antiapartheid activists. Despite global pressure, he would not free Mandela, who was finally released in 1990, a year after F.W. de Klerk replaced Botha. And he refused to appear before the postapartheid...
South Africa Dozens of communities traded Afrikaner names for indigenous ones after apartheid ended. For instance, Pietersburg became Polokwane ("place of safety") in 2002. The government is pondering a proposal to change the capital, Pretoria, named for an Afrikaner hero, to Tshwane, for a precolonial chief...
Former classmates’ recollections of her involvement in the anti-apartheid controversy, however, may explain how Granholm has remained an appealing candidate for some...
According to Anderson, Granholm also had a leading role in the “nuts and bolts” aspects of similar HLS student initiatives. She encouraged professor participation, organized rallies, and managed an escrow fund to support the anti-apartheid cause...
Lois E. Murphy ’84, a candidate for Congress in Pennsylvania, was another HLS student present at the 1985 anti-apartheid protest, according to Anderson...