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Also Known As Pieter Willem Botha
Born January 12, 1916 • South Africa
Died October 31, 2006 (aged 90) • South Africa
Title / Office president (1984-1989), South Africa • prime minister (1978-1984), South Africa
Political Affiliation National Party
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