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FW de Klerk, the former president of South Africa and the last white person to lead the country, has died.
The 85-year-old had been diagnosed with cancer earlier this year.[ads2]
He came to power in 1989 under apartheid, a system of legalised racism, but later became a key figure in the transition to democracy.
He ordered Nelson Mandela’s release from prison, leading to historic polls where the anti-apartheid leader became the first black president.
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