"The government will not be intimidated. Orders have been given to maintain order at all costs."
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Heads of statePeople of the Cold WarPrime Ministers of South Africa‎Perpetrators of political repression in apartheid-era South Africa
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John Vorster
Balthazar Johannes "B. J." Vorster (13 December 1915 – 10 September 1983), served as the Prime Minister of South Africa from 1966 to 1978 and as the 4th State President of South Africa from 1978 to 1979. Vorster was known for his staunch adherence to apartheid. While serving as Minister of Justice he oversaw the Rivonia Trial in which Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life imprisonment for sabotage.
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