Quo Fuit places 6 dated presences for P. W. Botha across 6 places, from 1916 to 2006.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Pieter Willem Botha, (12 January 1916 – 31 October 2006) was a South African politician who served as the last Prime Minister of South Africa from 1978 to 1984 and as the first executive State President of South Africa from 1984 until his resignation in 1989.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where P. W. Botha was documented, and when
12 January 1916exact date
Paul Rouxattested“Pieter Willem Botha was born on 12 January 1916 on a small farm in the Paul Roux district of the Orange Free State Province (now Free State Province).”source: Wikipedia: P. W. Botha
1934year
University of the Free Stateattested“In 1934, he entered the Grey University College (now the University of the Free State) in Bloemfontein to study law, but left early at the age of twenty in order to pursue a career in politics.”source: Wikipedia: P. W. Botha
1934year
Bloemfonteinattested“In 1934, he entered the Grey University College (now the University of the Free State) in Bloemfontein to study law, but left early at the age of twenty in order to pursue a career in politics.”source: Wikipedia: P. W. Botha
January 1979month
Robben Islandattested“In January 1979, he became the first premier to visit Robben Island, known primarily as a prison for mostly black political prisoners.”source: Wikipedia: P. W. Botha
14 August 1989exact date
Lusakaattested“However, Botha abruptly resigned from the state presidency on 14 August 1989, complaining that he had not been consulted by De Klerk over his scheduled visit to see President Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia: :"The ANC is enjoying the protection…”source: Wikipedia: P. W. Botha
31 October 2006exact date
Wilderness, Western Capeattested“Botha died of natural causes at his home in Wilderness on Tuesday 31 October 2006, aged 90.”source: Wikipedia: P. W. Botha
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Places P. W. Botha is documented in
Bloemfontein1 presence · 1934
Lusaka1 presence · 1989
Paul Roux1 presence · 1916
Robben Island1 presence · 1979
University of the Free State1 presence · 1934
Wilderness, Western Cape1 presence · 2006
Other places tied to P. W. Botha in the record
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1948year
South African Parliamentmentioned“Botha was elected to parliament in 1948 as an MP for the National Party from the constituency of George.”source: Wikipedia: P. W. Botha
1978year
Cape Townmentioned“Botha had led a campaign to demolish Crossroads, a high-density township in Cape Town in 1978.”source: Wikipedia: P. W. Botha
19 May 1983exact date
Union of South Africamentioned“On 19 May 1983, South Africa was the subject of resolutions taken by the International Press Institute condemning the "continued harassment and persecution" of the media in South Africa.”source: Wikipedia: P. W. Botha
16 May 1986exact date
Union of South Africamentioned“On 16 May 1986, Botha publicly warned neighbouring states against engaging in "unsolicited interference" in South Africa's affairs.”source: Wikipedia: P. W. Botha
1988year
Johannesburgmentioned“The TRC found that he had ordered the 1988 bombing of the South African Council of Churches headquarters in Johannesburg.”source: Wikipedia: P. W. Botha
1 June 1988exact date
Moscowmentioned“State President Botha's loss of influence can be directly attributed to decisions taken at the Ronald Reagan/Mikhail Gorbachev summit of the leaders of the US and the Soviet Union in Moscow (29 May – 1 June 1988) that paved the way to re…”source: Wikipedia: P. W. Botha
22 December 1988exact date
New Yorkmentioned“The Tripartite Agreement, which gave effect to the Reagan/Gorbachev summit decisions, was signed at UN headquarters in New York on 22 December 1988 by representatives of Angola, Cuba and South Africa.”source: Wikipedia: P. W. Botha
1 April 1989exact date
Cape Townmentioned“Following a series of acrimonious meetings in Cape Town, and five days after UNSCR 435 was implemented in Namibia on 1 April 1989, Botha and De Klerk reached a compromise: Botha would retire after the parliamentary elections in September…”source: Wikipedia: P. W. Botha
1 April 1989exact date
Namibiamentioned“Following a series of acrimonious meetings in Cape Town, and five days after UNSCR 435 was implemented in Namibia on 1 April 1989, Botha and De Klerk reached a compromise: Botha would retire after the parliamentary elections in September…”source: Wikipedia: P. W. Botha
27 April 1994exact date
Union of South Africamentioned“De Klerk's term saw the dismantling of the apartheid system and negotiations that eventually led to South Africa's first racially inclusive democratic elections on 27 April 1994.”source: Wikipedia: P. W. Botha
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