At the V&A waterfront, there is a small pavillion with bronze statues honoring all of the South African nobel peace prize winners. Natually there is one of Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu. I was intrigured when I came across this statue of F.W. de Klerk. I had never heard of the guy! Upon doing some research I found out that de Klerk was a former South African president from 1989 to 1994. He was awarded the Nobel peace prize because he abruptly changed the course of South Africa forever by entering into negotiations with previously outlawed anti-aparteid groups in the 1990's. Basically, this guy started the anti-aparteid movement, and formed a foundation for Nelson Mandela's later transformaitonal work.
