F.W. de Klerk marries Marike Willemse

Date: 11 Apr 1969
Updated: 30 Sep 2019

Former South African State President F.W. de Klerk married Marike Willemse on this date. The couple met at the University of Potchefstroom where they were both students and where De Klerk graduated with a law degree in 1958. They had two sons and one daughter. Their marriage ended in 1998 in a divorce, after which De Klerk married Elita Giorgiades.

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01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
02The Telegraph, (2001), Marike de Klerk, from The Telegraph, 06 December [online], Available at www.telegraph.co.uk [Accessed: 10 April 2014]

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). F.W. de Klerk marries Marike Willemse. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012115

South African History Online (2011) 'F.W. de Klerk marries Marike Willemse', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012115 (Accessed: 26 July 2026).

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South African History Online. "F.W. de Klerk marries Marike Willemse." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012115.