'We deeply regret the suffering of our fellow citizens under that inhumane and humiliating system, and express our sincere apology towards all fellow South Africans.'
The last apartheid president, FW de Klerk. A group of Afrikaner academics has said that denying apartheid was a crime against humanity, as De Klerk recently did, was aimed at avoiding the truth.
recently caused a stir when he denied apartheid had been declared a crime against humanity. De Klerk's controversial comments, followed by his foundation's statement, caused an uproar and stirred racial tensions.In its declaration, the Afrikaner group said the exclusion of black people from opportunities during apartheid was regrettable.
"We also regret the fact that all South Africans were prevented from mixing freely socially and economically, thus being denied the enjoyment of the rich diversity of the Rainbow Nation and subjected to indoctrination based on fear and prejudice. It has left our society all the poorer for it.""It was a missed opportunity. De Klerk lost a good opportunity to take us forward. I was angry about this.
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