De Klerk’s Nobel Peace Prize stolen
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The Nobel Peace Prize of South Africa’s last apartheid president FW de Klerk was stolen from the safe of his Cape Town home, media outlets in that country reported.
De Klerk, who died in November 2021, was awarded the prize jointly with South Africa’s first democratically elected president, Nelson Mandela, in 1993.
A man who worked for the family for over seven years is being pursued by police, according to De Klerk’s widow Elita, but they have been unable to locate him, News24 reported.
De Klerk was credited for bringing an end to white minority rule in South Africa, but as the last leader of the apartheid era, he remained a divisive figure.
He also served as South Africa’s first deputy president following democratic elections held in 1993, serving in that position from 1994 until 1996 on a National Party ticket.
De Klerk, who died in November 2021, was awarded the prize jointly with South Africa’s first democratically elected president, Nelson Mandela, in 1993.
A man who worked for the family for over seven years is being pursued by police, according to De Klerk’s widow Elita, but they have been unable to locate him, News24 reported.
De Klerk was credited for bringing an end to white minority rule in South Africa, but as the last leader of the apartheid era, he remained a divisive figure.
He also served as South Africa’s first deputy president following democratic elections held in 1993, serving in that position from 1994 until 1996 on a National Party ticket.
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