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Balthazar Johannes " B. J. " Vorster ( Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈbaltɑːzar juəˈhanəs ˈfɔrstər]; also known as John Vorster; 13 December 1915 – 10 September 1983) was a South African apartheid 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.
John Vorster was a far-right Nationalist politician who served as prime minister (1966–78) and president (1978–79) of South Africa. He was forced to resign from the presidency because of a political scandal. Vorster was the 13th child of a wealthy Afrikaner sheep farmer.
John Vorster was a hardline defender of apartheid, first as minister of justice, and later as prime minister. As justice minister, he crushed resistance to apartheid and created a legal infrastructure to outlaw all resistance to apartheid.
Apr 20, 2020 · Families of anti-apartheid activists who died in the infamous John Vorster Square detention centre pursue justice.
On 29 September 1978, Balthazar Johannes Vorster stepped down as Prime Minster of South Africa after the holding office since 1966. John Vorster, as he became known, was a former member of the Ossewabrandwag, a South African group that supported pro-Nazi activities during World War II.
Balthazar Johannes "B. J." Vorster was a South African apartheid 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.
Sep 11, 1983 · John Vorster, former South African Prime Minister, who dominated the nation's politics in one of its most turbulent periods before resigning amid scandal, died late today. He was 67 years...
Mar 16, 2011 · Former South African Prime Minister and State President, Balthazar John Vorster was born in in Uitenhage in the Eastern Cape on 13 December 1915. Vorster began his political career as a lawyer after completing his studies at the University of Stellenbosch.
John Vorster and the Challenges of Leadership in the Apartheid State. In: Jallow, B.G. (eds) Leadership in Colonial Africa. Palgrave Studies in African Leadership.
Mar 14, 2014 · With the calm announcement that he was resigning as prime minister "for reasons of health", and with "no regrets whatsoever", John Vorster, 62, has plunged South Africa into political turmoil.
