Vorster retired as Prime Minister in 1978, after twelve years in office, and was succeeded by P.W. Botha, a hardliner who nevertheless began the first reforms to moderate the apartheid system.
Vorster retired as Prime Minister in 1978. This was after twelve years in office. Vorster was succeeded by P.W. Botha. P.W. Botha was a hardliner. This hardliner nevertheless began the first reforms. This was to moderate the apartheid system.