B. J. Vorster

B. J. Vorster
President Balthazar Johannes Vorster
4th State President of South Africa
In office 10 October 1978 – 4 June 1979
Preceded by	Marais Viljoen (acting)
Succeeded by	Marais Viljoen
8th Prime Minister of South Africa
In office 13 September 1966 – 2 October 1978
Preceded by	Hendrik Verwoerd
Succeeded by	P. W. Botha
Personal details
Born	(1915-12-13)13 December 1915 Uitenhage, Cape Province
Died	10 September 1983(1983-09-10) (aged 67) Cape Town
Political party	National Party
Alma mater	University of Stellenbosch

Balthazar Johannes Vorster was a South African politician. He served as the Prime Minister of South Africa and State President of South Africa. He is commonly known as John Vorster.

Vorster believed in apartheid.^[1] He was part of a group who sentenced Nelson Mandela to life imprisonment.

References

1. Treaster, Joseph (September 11, 1983). "JOHN VORSTER, FORMER SOUTH AFRICAN PRIME MINISTER, DIEST AT 67". New York Times. Retrieved 2 October 2016.