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Pik Botha

1932 - 2018

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Roelof Frederik "Pik" Botha, (27 April 1932 – 12 October 2018) was a South African politician who served as the country's foreign minister in the last years of the apartheid era, the longest-serving in South African history. Known as a liberal within the party, Botha served to present a friendly, conciliatory face on the regime, while criticised internally. He was a leading contender for the leadership of the National Party upon John Vorster's resignation in 1978, but was ultimately not chosen. Staying in the government after the first non-racial general election in 1994, he served under Mandela as Minister of Mineral and Energy Affairs from 1994 to 1996. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pik Botha is the 15,779th most popular politician (down from 14,844th in 2019), the 149th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 116th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular South African Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Pik Botha ranks 15,779 out of 19,576. Before him are Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland, Albert Oldman, Sergei Zubatov, Konstantinos Georgakopoulos, Petre S. Aurelian, and Patrice Trovoada. After him are Sándor Gombos, Dedumose II, George W. Romney, Marcelino dos Santos, Dimitrios Drivas, and Niels Helveg Petersen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Pik Botha ranks 419. Before him are Gaston Mercier, Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, Guillaume Bieganski, Ivan Šantek, François Deguelt, and Alain Jessua. After him are Ann Bannon, Edward Stevens, Shankha Ghosh, Elliott H. Lieb, Ferenc Machos, and Kurt Stettler. Among people deceased in 2018, Pik Botha ranks 406. Before him are István Hevesi, Joseph Polchinski, Bill Daily, Charlotte Rae, Didier Lockwood, and Jo Jo White. After him are Kurt Helmudt, Philippe Gondet, Wanda Wiłkomirska, Dariush Shayegan, George Deukmejian, and Bob Clotworthy.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Pik Botha ranks 149 out of 454. Before him are Andrew Murray (1828), Phil Ramone (1934), George Hunter (1927), Mangosuthu Buthelezi (1928), Gerald Dreyer (1929), and Belle Delphine (1999). After him are Peter de Klerk (1935), Johnny Flynn (1983), Jackie Pretorius (1934), Corrie Sanders (1966), Bram Fischer (1908), and Devdas Gandhi (1900).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Africa

Among politicians born in South Africa, Pik Botha ranks 43. Before him are Chris Heunis (1927), Julius Malema (1981), Helen Suzman (1917), Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (1949), Ruth First (1925), and Mangosuthu Buthelezi (1928). After him are Ahmed Kathrada (1929), Ted Moore (1914), Grace Mugabe (1965), Baleka Mbete (1949), Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka (1955), and Thomas François Burgers (1834).

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