# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/p-w-botha
# Generated: 2026-09-08T19:03:54.850Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/p-w-botha"
name: "P. W. Botha"
slug: "p-w-botha"
description: "Pieter Willem Botha, was a South African politician who served as the last Prime Minister of South Africa from 1978 to 1984 and as the first executive State President of South Africa from 1984 until his resignation in 1989. Nicknamed 'Die Groot Krokodil' due to his tough political stance, he was considered the final hardline leader of South Africa during the apartheid era."
tagline: "South African prime minister (1916–2006)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/PW_Botha_1962.jpg?width=1200"
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birthDate: "1916-01-12"
deathDate: "2006-10-31"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-country-fill