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Verwoerd Assassination

First transmitted in 1966, 24 Hours looks at the assassination of the prime minister of South Africa, Hendrik Verwoerd.

First transmitted in 1966, 24 Hours looks at the shock assassination of the prime minister of South Africa, Hendrik Verwoerd, and the questions it raises about the future of South Africa.Verwoerd was killed by a white man who thought that poor white people needed more help. Individuals from all sides of the political spectrum give their views on his assassination and the future of South Africa.

1 hour, 5 minutes

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Tue 6 Sep 1966 22:10
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Hendrik Verwoerd was the architect behind apartheid, which built upon earlier colonial legislation to keep the different racial groups apart. Verwoerd believed in the 'separate development' of the different racial groups as an ideology as much as a political system.

He was born in the Netherlands but moved to South Africa due to his sympathy with the Afrikaner people after the Boer War. He was native affairs minister before becoming prime minister in 1958.

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