Distinguished is level 3 of 4 in the South Africa Hall of Fame: sustained excellence over a career, widely honoured at home. See how the levels work.
Why they are here
A psychologist and newspaper editor who, as minister of native affairs and prime minister from 1958 to 1966, built the system of apartheid.
He was stabbed to death in parliament in 1966.
His Bantu Education and homelands policies denied black South Africans equal schooling and citizenship, and are among the worst injustices of the apartheid era. He is included for his place in history, not as an example.
His Bantu Education and homelands policies denied black South Africans equal schooling and citizenship, and are among the worst injustices of the apartheid era. He is included for his place in history, not as an example.
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