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Hendrik Verwoerd

1901 - 1966

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Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd (Afrikaans pronunciation: [fərˈvuːrt]; 8 September 1901 – 6 September 1966), also known as H. F. Verwoerd, was a Dutch-born South African politician, scholar in applied psychology, philosophy, and sociology, and newspaper editor who was Prime Minister of South Africa from 1958 until his assassination in 1966. He is commonly regarded as the architect of apartheid and nicknamed the "father of apartheid". Verwoerd played a significant role in socially engineering apartheid, the country's system of institutionalized racial segregation and white supremacy, and implementing its policies, as Minister of Native Affairs (1950–1958) and then as prime minister (1958–1966). Furthermore, Verwoerd played a vital role in helping the far-right National Party come to power in 1948, serving as their political strategist and propagandist, becoming party leader upon his premiership. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hendrik Verwoerd is the 6,879th most popular politician (down from 6,487th in 2019), the 277th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 275th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Dutch Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hendrik Verwoerd ranks 6,879 out of 19,576. Before him are Camille Chamoun, Nicholas J. Spykman, Taihō Kōki, Count Palatine Joseph Charles of Sulzbach, Maria Miloslavskaya, and Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius. After him are Grimoald, King of the Lombards, Sid Watkins, Prince Alexandre of Belgium, Sam Houston, Carmen Pereira, and Emperor Konoe.

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Among people born in 1901, Hendrik Verwoerd ranks 85. Before him are Rudolf Caracciola, Princess Fahrelnissa Zeid, Yang Kaihui, Ödön von Horváth, Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry, and Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei. After him are Melvyn Douglas, Nicola Abbagnano, Ub Iwerks, Ludolf von Alvensleben, Eric Voegelin, and Marino Marini. Among people deceased in 1966, Hendrik Verwoerd ranks 58. Before him are Jisaburō Ozawa, Evelyn Waugh, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Marguerite Long, Sadao Araki, and Demchugdongrub. After him are Caterina Albert, Yasuji Okamura, Augusta Victoria of Hohenzollern, Vladimir Minorsky, Victor Brauner, and Bai Chongxi.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Hendrik Verwoerd ranks 277 out of 1,646. Before him are Jozef Israëls (1824), Balthasar van der Ast (1593), William, Prince of Orange (1840), Bartholomeus van der Helst (1613), Nicholas J. Spykman (1893), and Isaac Beeckman (1588). After him are Joan Blaeu (1596), Wim Hof (1959), Piet de Jong (1915), Philips Wouwerman (1619), Pieter Jansz. Saenredam (1597), and Mark van Bommel (1977).

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Among POLITICIANS In Netherlands

Among politicians born in Netherlands, Hendrik Verwoerd ranks 42. Before him are Jan Peter Balkenende (1956), William II, Duke of Bavaria (1365), Geert Adriaans Boomgaard (1788), Sicco Mansholt (1908), William, Prince of Orange (1840), and Nicholas J. Spykman (1893). After him are Joan Blaeu (1596), Piet de Jong (1915), Baldwin III, Count of Flanders (940), Alexander, Prince of Orange (1851), Floris I, Count of Holland (1025), and Countess Louise Henriette of Nassau (1627).

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