Nobel Laureate and former South African President FW de Klerk passes away at 85

FW de Klerk, the former president of South Africa and the last white person to lead the country, has passed away due to cancer. The 85-year-old had been diagnosed with cancer earlier this year.

He came to power in 1989 under apartheid, a system of legalized racism, but later became a key figure in the transition to democracy. In 1993, De Klerk and Nelson Mandela jointly received the Nobel Peace Prize for their work towards ending apartheid.