Pik Botha

Roelof Frederik "Pik" Botha, DMS (27 April 1932 – 12 October 2018) was a South African politician of Dutch descent. He served as the country's foreign minister in the last years of the apartheid era.

Botha was nicknamed 'Pik' (short for pikkewyn, Afrikaans for 'penguin') because of a perceived likeness to a penguin in his stance, accentuated when he wore a suit.A smart penguin, Geoffrey Wheatcroft, The Spectator, 7 April 1984,
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In 2000, Botha declared his support for Presidents Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki.BBC Question Time in South Africa: Who's Who, The Daily Telegraph, 12 December 2013

Botha died on 12 October 2018 at his home in Pretoria at the age of 86.

References

Other websites
 South African History Online 
 South African Who's Who 

Category:1932 births
Category:2018 deaths
Category:People associated with Apartheid
Category:South African politicians