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Definition of Hendrik verwoerd
1. Noun. South African statesman who instituted the policy of apartheid (1901-1966).
Generic synonyms: National Leader, Solon, Statesman
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hendrik Verwoerd
Literary usage of Hendrik verwoerd
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Preventing Deadly Conflict edited by David A. Hamburg, Cyrus R. Vance (1998)
"Leadership and reconciliation: President Nelson Mandela with Betsie Verwoerd,
widow of hendrik verwoerd, the South African prime minister who ruthlessly ..."
2. Philosophy, Humanity and Ecology: Vol. 1: Philosophy of Nature edited by J. Odera Oruka (1996)
"... alliance between 1948-61, challenges the popular belief, that hendrik verwoerd
was the omnipotent 'architect' of a consistent apartheid plan. ..."
3. Empowerment Through Economic Transformation by Meshack M. Khosa (2001)
"Pretoria: South Africa Museum. Kriel, JP 1972. The Role of the hendrik verwoerd
Dam in the Orange River Project. ..."
4. Much Bigger Than Grownups: Chronicles of a Native South Africanby Shelley Wood Gauld by Shelley Wood Gauld (2006)
"Dr. hendrik verwoerd, the Minister of Native Affairs and later the Prime Minister,
stated that the aim was to prevent Blacks from receiving an education ..."
5. Every Step of the Way: The Journey to Freedom in South Africa by Michael Morris, John Linnegar (2004)
"hendrik verwoerd had just taken his seat. 'I could not make out what the man was
up to,' one eyewitness, a Hansard reporter, Johann Theron, recalled. ..."
6. State of the Nation: South Africa 2003-2004 by John Daniel, Adam Habib, Roger Southall (2004)
"... reached out to former opponents, visiting the racially-exclusive Orania to
take tea with the widow of the architect of apartheid, Dr hendrik verwoerd ..."
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