South Africa: Ex-South African President De Klerk Withdraws Apartheid Comments After Backlash

17 February 2020

FW de Klerk said earlier this month that the system of racial separation previously deployed in South Africa was not a crime against humanity. He has now apologized for any "hurt" his words have caused.

Former South African President FW de Klerk on Monday apologized and withdrew a statement he made earlier this month that the country's former system of racial separation was not a crime against humanity.

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