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Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd (Afrikaans pronunciation: [fərˈvuːrt]; 8 September 1901 – 6 September 1966), also known as H. F. Verwoerd, was a Dutch-born South African politician, scholar in applied psychology, philosophy, and sociology, and newspaper editor who was Prime Minister of South Africa and is commonly regarded as the architect of ...
Sep 4, 2024 · Hendrik Verwoerd (born September 8, 1901, Amsterdam, Netherlands—died September 6, 1966, Cape Town, South Africa) was a South African professor, editor, and statesman who, as prime minister (1958–66), rigorously developed and applied the policy of apartheid, or separation of the races.
Sep 14, 2016 · Verwoerd, 64, was the proud Afrikaner who set in stone the segregation of South Africa. He listened as bells called his fellow legislators to the chamber. It was a day South...
Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd, architect of apartheid and South Africa’s Prime Minister for eight years, was dead—just two days short of his 65th birthday. Divine Instrument. His nation...
Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd. (September 8, 1901 - September 6, 1966) Academic, politician, prime minister and ideologue, Verwoerd is remembered as the architect of the racist laws and segregation practice known across the globe as ‘grand apartheid’.
Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd was born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on 8 September 1901. He was the second child of Anje Strik and Wilhelmus Johannes Verwoerd. His father was a shopkeeper and a deeply religious man who decided to move to South Africa in 1903 because of his sympathy towards the Afrikaner nation after the South African War.
May 29, 2018 · Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd (1901-1966) was the sixth prime minister of South Africa. He transformed apartheid into an effective instrument for the entrenchment of white domination. Hendrik Verwoerd was born near Amsterdam, Holland, on Sept. 8, 1901.
Prime Minister of South Africa 1958–66. Early career. Born in Amsterdam (the Netherlands), his family migrated to South Africa in 1903. He studied at Stellenbosch, then in Germany (1925–8), and was appointed professor upon his return to Stellenbosch.
Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd (1901–1966) was a prominent South African politician who served as Prime Minister from 1958 until his assassination in 1966, during which he implemented apartheid policies that enforced racial segregation and bolstered white minority rule.
Jun 1, 2016 · On 6 September 1966, Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd was assassinated in Parliament by a deranged parliamentary messenger. The architect of apartheid was dead, sending shockwaves throughout South...
