1. Andries Petrus Treurnicht was a South African politician, Minister of Education during the Soweto Riots and for a short time leader of the National Party in Transvaal.
13 Facts About Andries Treurnicht
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Andries Treurnicht was a keen sportsman, excelling on the rugby field, playing provincial rugby against the All Blacks in 1949.
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Andries Treurnicht subsequently entered the Dutch Reformed Church, serving various congregations as minister for fourteen years.
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Andries Treurnicht was elected Deputy Chairman of the Cape Synod and later of the General Synod.
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Andries Treurnicht combined Afrikaner nationalism with neo-Calvinism and strongly supported the continuation of apartheid.
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Andries Treurnicht was supported by former Prime Minister John Vorster Botha was able to secure 172 votes versus 36 on a motion of support in his leadership and his route of power-sharing with other racial groups.
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Andries Treurnicht subsequently decided to resign from the party and his positions.
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Andries Treurnicht was chairman of the Afrikaner Broederbond from 1972 -1974.
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Andries Treurnicht had to leave the AB in 1983, as the newly formed Conservative Party members were not welcome in it.
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In June 1989, accompanied by Clive Derby-Lewis, Carl Werth, and several other Conservative Party officials, Andries Treurnicht made an official visit to London and some other European capitals.
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Andries Treurnicht was the author of no fewer than sixteen books, many in the cultural field.
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Andries Treurnicht died on 22 April 1993, in Cape Town, during a heart operation.
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Andries Treurnicht married Engela Dreyer on 18 January 1949, and they had four daughters.