P. W. Botha
Pieter Willem Botha, (12 January 1916 – 31 October 2006), commonly known as P. W. and Afrikaans: Die Groot Krokodil (The Big Crocodile), was a South African politician. He served as the last prime minister of South Africa from 1978 to 1984 and the first executive state president of South Africa from 1984 to 1989. First elected to Parliament in 1948, Botha was an outspoken opponent of black majority rule and international communism.
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DISA: Digital Innovation South Africa · 1 February 1985 English
Report from a meeting between the US Assistant Secretary of State and the South African State President to discuss the political situation in southern Africa
SECRET DISCUSSION BETWEEN STATE PRESIDENT P W BOTHA AND DR CHESTER CROCKER ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE …
DISA: Digital Innovation South Africa · 1 March 1988 English
Open letter from Archbishop Desmond Tutu to PW Botha, excerpted as "A letter to Pretoria" in a briefing paper by the Amercian Committee on Africa, 1989.
DISA: Digital Innovation South Africa · 1 September 1988 English
Letter from President Botha to President Chissano regarding the peace and stability in southern Africa, reports of planned attacks by Angola on Mavinga and Jamba and the ANC camps in …
DISA: Digital Innovation South Africa · 1 April 1989 English
Letter from the President of South Africa to the President of Zambia informing him of the insurgence of troops from Angola into Namibia and the impact this will have on …
University of the Witwatersrand English
Includes: Mandela's response to P W Botha's offer. …
DISA: Digital Innovation South Africa · 1 January 1985 English
President sent as a cover letter to his four page typescript comment (included) on the address of P W Botha to the South African Parliament on 25 January 1985. …
DISA: Digital Innovation South Africa · 1 July 1982 English
outlining the basic elements of constitutional change in South Africa, disclosed by Prime Minister P W Botha on 31st July, 1982. Includes diagram of Central Government structure. …
DISA: Digital Innovation South Africa · 1 September 1990 English
The Mossgas Legacy - P W Botha's Last Laugh. To be a Pilgrim. A Mixed Bag. Programmes Unfolding …
DISA: Digital Innovation South Africa · 1 September 1987 English
P W Botha's call for all-race talks. Buthelezi replies to Botha's call for negotiations. Dr Nelson Mandela. Support for the KwaZulu/Natal indaba. Constitutional proposals. …
DISA: Digital Innovation South Africa · 1 September 1989 English
years: "We want an agenda for negotiations. Body blows to Black democracy. Statement of intent. P W Botha attacks Buthelezi for "blocking negotiations". Heunis speaks for the Government: the ANC must abandon …
