B. J. Vorster
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B. J. Vorster was a South African politician who served as prime minister and later state president during the apartheid era, playing a central role in enforcing and defending the system of racial segregation.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
South African politician
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human → |
| associatedWith |
South African security apparatus during apartheid
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| causeOfNotability |
leadership of South Africa during the apartheid era
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| countryOfCitizenship |
South Africa
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| ethnicGroup |
Afrikaner
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| familyName |
Vorster
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| fullName |
Balthazar Johannes Vorster
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| givenName |
Balthazar
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| governmentTypeLed |
authoritarian apartheid regime
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| hasRole |
head of government of South Africa
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head of state of South Africa → |
| ideologicallyAlignedWith |
Afrikaner nationalism
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| implemented |
policies restricting political rights of Black South Africans
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repressive security legislation against apartheid opponents → |
| languageSpoken |
Afrikaans
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English → |
| legalBackground |
trained in law
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| memberOf |
National Party caucus in Parliament
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South African government → |
| movement |
apartheid government of South Africa
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| notableFor |
defending racial segregation in South Africa
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enforcing apartheid policies → |
| occupation |
lawyer
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politician → |
| officeContested |
leadership of the National Party (South Africa)
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| opposedBy |
African National Congress
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anti‑apartheid movement → international anti‑apartheid activists → |
| politicalIdeology |
apartheid
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white supremacy → |
| politicalParty |
National Party (South Africa)
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| positionHeld |
Minister of Justice of South Africa
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Prime Minister of South Africa → State President of South Africa → |
| religion |
Calvinism
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| roleIn |
apartheid system of racial segregation in South Africa
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| sexOrGender |
male
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| subjectOf |
historical studies on apartheid leadership
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international criticism for human rights abuses under apartheid → |
| supportedPolicy |
political disenfranchisement of non‑white South Africans
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racial segregation → security‑state repression of anti‑apartheid activists → |
| timePeriod |
20th century
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| workLocation |
Cape Town
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Pretoria → |
Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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B. J. Vorster
("Balthazar Johannes Vorster")
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fullName |
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National Party
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notableLeader |
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P. W. Botha
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predecessor |
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National Party (South Africa)
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primeMinisterFrom |
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National Party (South Africa)
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statePresidentFrom |
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Hendrik Verwoerd
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succeededBy |