"We do not force people to move to new homes, we coerce them. [Some believe he meant to say "convince"]"
— P. W. Botha

January 1, 1970

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Presidents of South AfricaPeople of the Cold WarPrime Ministers of South Africa‎Defence ministers of South AfricaPerpetrators of political repression in apartheid-era South Africa
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Press conference in Switzerland on 2 June 1984, as cited by Andrew Donaldson, Sunday Times, 5 November 2006