hendrik verwoerd
- n South African statesman who instituted the policy of apartheid (1901-1966)
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- Mandela: watched by the world, he acted out his vision of a better S. Africa
Stepping off a helicopter in the windswept town of Orania, 400 miles southwest of Johannesburg, he knocked on the door of 94-year-old Betsie Verwoerd. Her late husband, former Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd, was known as the “architect of apartheid." Mr. Mandela had come to the Verwoerd home for a cup of tea.
Dec. 6, 2013 - Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Mandela leaves legacy of tolerance amid great inequality
Nelson Mandela's legacy of tolerance formed the basis of South Africa's democracy, but profound inequalities inherited from decades of racial segregation linger. Mandela famously sipped tea with the widow of Hendrik Verwoerd and donned a South African rugby jersey to present the 1995 World Cup trophy at a time when most black people scoffed at the sport as a white man's pastime. That was ...
Dec. 6, 2013 - AFP via Yahoo! News