Which statement best describes Frederik W. de Klerk? He was sent to prison on various charges for protesting South Africa’s poli
cies of apartheid. He was the president of South Africa in 1990 and pushed reforms that ended apartheid. He was the first black Anglican archbishop of Cape Town and a Nobel Peace Prize honoree. He was a leader in the African National Congress and became the first black president of South Africa.
Frederik W. de Klerk was the president of South Africa in 1990 and pushed reforms that ended apartheid.
Explanation:
Frederik Willem de Klerk is a South African politician, president of that country from 1989 to 1994, recognized for freeing activist Nelson Mandela from prison and for contributing, at his side, to ending the apartheid regime, for which both were awarded the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize. De Klerk was also vice president during the presidency of Mandela, from 1994 to 1996.
