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- NAME: John Vorster
- OCCUPATION: World Leader, Prime Minister
- BIRTH DATE: December 13, 1915
- DEATH DATE: September 10, 1983
- EDUCATION: University of Stellenbosch
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Jamestown, South Africa
- PLACE OF DEATH: Cape Town, South Africa
- Originally: Balthazar Johannes Vorster
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Politician John Vorster served as prime minister and president of South Africa. He was forced to resign from the presidency because of a political scandal.
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John Vorster was born December 13, 1915 in Jamestown, South Africa. in 1966, one week after Verwoerd was assassinated, a National Party caucus chose Vorster as his successor. In 1978 he resigned his post for health reasons and on October 10 became his nation's president, a largely ceremonial position. In November the so-called Muldergate scandal came to a boil. In 1979 he resigned the presidency.© 2013 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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