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P. W. Botha

1916 - 2006

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His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia. P. W. Botha is the 4,101st most popular politician (down from 3,342nd in 2024), the 32nd most popular biography from South Africa (down from 19th in 2019) and the 13th most popular South African Politician.

P. W. Botha was a South African politician who served as the country's prime minister from 1978 to 1989. He is most famous for his role in the apartheid system, which he oversaw as prime minister.

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Among Politicians

Among politicians, P. W. Botha ranks 4,101 out of 19,576Before him are Ardashir II, Emperor Kenzō, Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar, Tantamani, Tewfik Pasha, and Konstantin Dejanović. After him are Roberto Eduardo Viola, Isabella of Valois, Emperor Zhao of Han, Thusnelda, Shah Shujah Durrani, and Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, P. W. Botha ranks 49Before him are Marcel Cerdan, Peter Weiss, Peter Finch, Amha Selassie, C. Wright Mills, and Raf Vallone. After him are Dino Risi, Ephraim Katzir, Carl Johan Bernadotte, Dương Văn Minh, Alberto Ginastera, and Consuelo Velázquez. Among people deceased in 2006, P. W. Botha ranks 52Before him are Karel Appel, Ed Bradley, Ahmet Ertegun, Nam June Paik, John Kenneth Galbraith, and Shelley Winters. After him are Alexander Litvinenko, James Van Allen, Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prince George William of Hanover, Murray Bookchin, and Hugh Thompson Jr..

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, P. W. Botha ranks 32 out of NaNBefore him are Dingane kaSenzangakhona (1795), Paul Kruger (1825), Jody Scheckter (1950), Steve Biko (1946), Navi Pillay (1941), and Charlize Theron (1975). After him are Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (1936), Angelique Rockas (1951), Mpande kaSenzangakhona (1798), Peter Abrahams (1919), Seymour Papert (1928), and Jim Fouché (1898).

Among Politicians In South Africa

Among politicians born in South Africa, P. W. Botha ranks 13Before him are C. R. Swart (1894), Cyril Ramaphosa (1952), Jacob Zuma (1942), J. G. Strijdom (1893), Dingane kaSenzangakhona (1795), and Paul Kruger (1825). After him are Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (1936), Mpande kaSenzangakhona (1798), Jim Fouché (1898), Jan Smuts (1870), Kgalema Motlanthe (1949), and Abba Eban (1915).

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