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There is only one element that can break the Afrikaner, and that is the Afrikaner himself. It is when the Afrikaner, like a baboonshot in the stomach, pulls out his own intestines. We must guard against that.

P. W. Botha

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P. W. Botha
Age: 90 †
Born: 1916
Born: January 1
Died: 2006
Died: October 31
Former Prime Minister Of South Africa
Politician
Pieter Willem Botha
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