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John Vorster

1915 - 1983

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Balthazar Johannes "B. J." Vorster (Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈbaltɑːzar juəˈhanəs ˈfɔrstər]; 13 December 1915 – 10 September 1983), better known as John Vorster, was a South African politician who served as the prime minister of South Africa from 1966 to 1978 and the fourth state president of South Africa from 1978 to 1979. Known as B. J. Vorster during much of his career, he came to prefer the anglicized name John in the 1970s. Vorster strongly adhered to his country's policy of apartheid, overseeing (as Minister of Justice) the Rivonia Trial, in which Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life imprisonment for sabotage, (as Prime Minister) the Terrorism Act, the complete abolition of non-white political representation, the Soweto Riots and the Steve Biko crisis. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Vorster has received more than 455,833 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. John Vorster is the 9,179th most popular politician (down from 8,188th in 2019), the 43rd most popular biography from South Africa (down from 41st in 2019) and the 17th most popular South African Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John Vorster ranks 9,179 out of 19,576. Before him are Raymond Roger Trencavel, Valerius Romulus, Mohammad Afzal Khan, Stephen I, Duke of Bavaria, Frédéric François-Marsal, and Antoinette de Bourbon. After him are Emma Darwin, Boris Stürmer, Leon Panetta, Regina Jonas, Diodotus I, and Rosen Plevneliev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, John Vorster ranks 100. Before him are László Csatáry, Prince George William of Hanover, André Frossard, Caterina Boratto, J. C. R. Licklider, and Raúl Alberto Lastiri. After him are Richard Hamming, Tim, Artur London, Marais Viljoen, Evgeny Lifshitz, and Alberto Burri. Among people deceased in 1983, John Vorster ranks 93. Before him are Lamberto Maggiorani, Florence Owens Thompson, Salo Flohr, Grigori Aleksandrov, Hennes Weisweiler, and Jerzy Andrzejewski. After him are Vladimir Bakarić, Eric Hoffer, Roy Sullivan, Juan López Fontana, Maurice Bishop, and Antonin Magne.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, John Vorster ranks 43 out of 454. Before him are Cetshwayo kaMpande (1826), Kevin Carter (1960), Andries Pretorius (1798), Rory Byrne (1944), Louis Botha (1862), and C. R. Swart (1894). After him are Marais Viljoen (1915), Esther Brand (1922), Manfred Mann (1940), Piet Cronjé (1836), Angelique Rockas (1951), and Ronald Harwood (1934).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Africa

Among politicians born in South Africa, John Vorster ranks 17. Before him are Abba Eban (1915), Kgalema Motlanthe (1949), Cetshwayo kaMpande (1826), Andries Pretorius (1798), Louis Botha (1862), and C. R. Swart (1894). After him are Marais Viljoen (1915), Christiaan de Wet (1854), Piet Joubert (1834), Dingane kaSenzangakhona (1795), J. B. M. Hertzog (1866), and Marthinus Wessel Pretorius (1819).

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