Who was more important in bringing about the end of Apartheid and minority rule in South Africa, Nelson Mandela or President De Klerk?

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Question 3. Who was more important in bringing about the end of Apartheid and minority rule in South Africa, Nelson Mandela or President De Klerk?

In April 1994 Apartheid and minority rule in South Africa finally ended with the first fair democratic elections the country had known. The new president elected was the ANC leader Nelson Mandela. De Klerk who was the former president of South Africa became deputy President. Both these men had contributed to the ending of Apartheid and I will be examining the contribution of each man to determine who was more important in bring an end to Apartheid.

Nelson Mandela had literally dedicated his whole life to ending Apartheid since he set foot in Johannesburg and recognised that the streets were full of White prosperity and Black poverty. Nelson Mandela joined the ANC national executive in 1949 and was elected president of the Youth League in 1950. Mandela organized peaceful protests and Defiance Campaigns of marches and meetings which raised the profile of the campaigns and ANC membership rose rapidly. 7000 members increased to 100.000 only in 1952 alone.

After the events that took place at Sharpeville Mandela decided to start