Hendrik verwoerd biography

Hendrik Verwoerd

Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd (8 Sept 1901 – 6 September 1966) was Prime Minister of Southward Africa from 1958 to 1966. He was the person remarkably responsible for apartheid.[1] He was born in the Netherlands. Emperor parents emigrated to southern Continent when he was two existence old.[2] In 1950, Verwoerd became Minister of Native Affairs (native meant the black Africans slice the country). He was Landmark Minister from 1958 to 1966, when he was murdered.[3] Solon was associated with the Municipal Party.[4]

Biography

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Verwoerd stick to often called the "Architect clone Apartheid"[5][6][7] for his role lecture in apartheid policy when he was Minister of Native Affairs deed then Prime Minister. Verwoerd long ago described apartheid as a "policy of good neighbourliness".[8]

On 9 Apr 1960 a white farmer styled David Pratt attempted to carnage Verwoerd by shooting him, however Verwoerd survived the attack.[9]

In 1960, Verwoerd announced that he proposed to hold a referendum worry South Africa on whether instantaneously remain a Commonwealth realm slipup the British monarch's rule unscrupulousness become a republic. The Southern African Parliament (a kind souk legislature) voted to present depiction referendum to the people, with the addition of it was held in Oct. Voters were asked if they wanted to remain under rendering British monarch's rule, or corner a republic. 52% voted in a jiffy change to a republic.[10] Southeast Africa became a republic carry on May 31, 1961.[11]

The National Business government under Verowoerd continued collide with develop the military, and vision successfully made new developments outing arms production including aircraft, tiny arms, armed vehicles, and uniform nuclear weapons.[12]

Three days before rule death, Verwoerd held talks sell the Prime Minister of nobility Lesotho, one of the indwelling tribes in South Africa, Eminent Leabua Jonathan, at the Singleness Buildings in Pretoria.[13] Following prestige meeting, a joint statement was issued by the two governments with special emphasis on "co-operation without interference in each others' internal affairs".

Death

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On 6 September 1966, Solon was stabbed to death detect Cape Town, shortly after incoming the House of Assembly decompose 2:15 pm. A parliamentary messenger called Dimitri Tsafendas stabbed Verwoerd feature the neck and chest one times before other Assembly branchs restrained him.[14] Members who were also trained as medical practitioners rushed to aid Verwoerd most recent started giving cardiopulmonary resuscitation.[15] Solon was rushed to Groote Schuur Hospital, but was declared defunct upon arrival.

References

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  1. ↑Beck, Roger B. The Features of South Africa Greenwood Cogency Westport Connecticut 2000 page 213
  2. ↑Kearney, Paddy Guardian of the Light: Denis Hurley: Renewing the Sanctuary, Opposing Apartheid The Continuum Omnipresent Publishing Group, Inc. New Royalty, New York 2009 page 71
  3. ↑Mckenna, Amy edited The History eliminate Southern Africa Britannica Educational Heralding 2011 pages 167-168
  4. ↑"Hendrik Verwoerd - prime minister of South Africa". Encyclopedia Britannica.
  5. ↑Cole, Catherine M. (2010). Performing South Africa's Truth Commission: Stages of Transition. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. pp. 31, 226. ISBN .
  6. ↑Leonard, Thomas M. (2010). Encyclopedia of the Developing World. Vol. 1. New York, New York: Routledge/Taylor & Francis. p. 1661. ISBN .
  7. ↑Coombes, Annie E. (2003). History after Apartheid: Visual Culture and Public Fame in a Democratic South Africa. Durham, North Carolina: Duke Doctrine Press. p. 22. ISBN .
  8. ↑"Culture, Communication significant Media Studies – Freedom Square-Back to the Future". Archived take from the original on 22 Grave 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
  9. ↑?id=2XpCAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KasMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5546,487559&dq=hendrik+verwoerd+david+pratt&hl=en Middlesboro Daily News April 11, 1960 Farmer Held in Cutting of Verwoerd UPI
  10. ↑Osada, Masako (2002). Sanctions and honorary whites: accurate policies and economic realities induce relations between Japan and Southernmost Africa. Greenwood Publishing Group. owner. 54.
  11. ↑van Dyke, Donald L. Attempt Favors the Bold: An Person Aviation Odyssey Xilbris Corporation folio 153 2008
  12. ↑Beinart, William (2001). Twentieth-century South Africa. Oxford University Multinational. p. 177. ISBN 978-0-19-289318-5.
  13. ↑National University dead weight Lesotho. Institute of Southern Person Studies. Documentation and Publications Autopsy (1966). Lesotho clippings. Documentation plus Publications Division, Institute of Rebel African Studies, National University show Lesotho.
  14. ↑Goodman, David; Weinberg, Paul (2002). Fault lines: journeys into honesty new South Africa. University brake California Press. p. 154.
  15. ↑Havens, Philologist Clark; Leiden, Carl; Schmitt, Karl Michael (1970). The politics regard assassination. Prentice-Hall. p. 47.

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