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Frederik Willem de Klerk Biography and Timeline

Follow Frederik Willem de Klerk through 2 dated historical records for South Africa.

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Frederik Willem de Klerk, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

2Distinct records
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1991–1993Years on this page

1991

South Africa Joins NPT

President of South Africa · President of South Africa · Pretoria · Government / Nuclear Arms Control

South Africa accedes to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty as a non-nuclear-weapon state.

Role range: 1989-1994

1993

South African Nuclear Arsenal Disclosed

President of South Africa · President of South Africa · Cape Town · Warfare / Nuclear

Announces that South Africa built and subsequently dismantled six completed nuclear weapons and a seventh incomplete device.

Role range: 1989-1994

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