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Who is Pieter Willem Botha from No Future Without Forgiveness and what is their importance? No_Future_Without_Forgiveness English & Literature Pieter Willem Botha | No Future Without Forgiveness

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Pieter Willem Botha was the president of South Africa from 1984 to 1989, He was the last powerful defender of the apartheid system. Tutu was well acquainted with and convinced him to come before the TRC. Although Botha refused to testify, he stood trial to hear accusations against him.

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