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| 1. | Lou⋅is [loo-ee] , 1862–1919, South African general and statesman. |
| 2. | Pie⋅ter Willem [pee-ter] , 1916–2006, South African political leader: prime minister 1978–84; state president 1984–89. |
| Bo·tha (bō'tə, -tä') South African general in the Boer War (1899-1902) and first prime minister of the Union of South Africa (1910-1919). |
| Botha, Pieter Willem 1916-2006. South African prime minister (1978-1989) who defended and upheld apartheid despite international protest. |
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