| − | Frederik Willem de Klerk or F.W. as most came to call him was the last President of South Africa. He held office from September 1989 to May 1994. | + | '''Frederik Willem de Klerk''' or F.W. as most came to call him was the last [[apartheid]] era President of South Africa. He held office from September 1989 to May 1994, oversaw the first omni-racial national elections, and was succeeded in office by [[Nelson Mandela]]. |