I think kind of. From Tolstoy: βIn historical events great men β so-called β are but labels serving to give a name to the event, and like labels they have the least possible connection with the event itself. read more
From one quarter, though, that goodwill might be tinged with just a little envy: Mikhail Gorbachev, the last president of the Soviet Union, could justifiably wonder why FW de Klerk has apparently succeeded where he failed, in managing the transition from minority rule to a functioning constitutional democracy without precipitating either civil war or the break-up of his country. read more
The election of F.W. de Klerk marked the beginning of a new era in South Africa in one major way, he was the frontal state President of the apartheid era. He helped bring an end to the apartheid, which was a racial segregation policy in South Africa. read more