B. J. Vorster

Tags: President.

Balthazar Johannes Vorster (Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈbɐltɐzɐr joˈhɐnəs ˈfostər]; 13 December 1915 – 10 September 1983) better known as John Vorster served as the Prime Minister of South Africa from 1966 to 1978 and as the fourth State President of South Africa from 1978 to 1979.

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active years end date

1978-10-02, 1979-06-04

active years start date

1966-09-13, 1978-10-10

alma mater

Stellenbosch University

birth date

1915-12-13

birth place

Eastern Cape, Cape Province, South Africa, Uitenhage

death date

1983-09-10

death place

Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa

office

Prime Minister of South Africa

order in office

4th, 8th, State President of South Africa

party

National Party (South Africa)

religion

Dutch Reformed Church

successor

Marais Viljoen, P. W. Botha