BBC: Former South Africa leader dies (PW Botha)

[Eugene]

Last Updated: Tuesday, 31 October 2006, 20:42 GMT

Former South Africa leader dies

Former South African President PW Botha has died at his home in the Western
Cape on Tuesday at the age of 90, South Africa's SAPA news agency says.

Mr Botha died peacefully, said a member of his security staff, Frikkie Lucas.

Nicknamed the "Groot Krokodil" - Afrikaans for the "Great Crocodile" - Mr Botha
led white minority rule of the nation between 1978 and 1989.

He was succeeded by South Africa's last white President, FW de Klerk, who led
the country to multi-racial elections.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6104332.stm

[Greeby]

1. Pardon me if I don't shed a tear nt

[devilgrrl]

2. Forgive me for not giving a rat's ass!

What a shame that hell isn't hot enough for him.

[mike_c]

3. the world is a better place today than it was yesterday....

eom

[kurth]

4. Asshole died peacefully at the age of 90

R. I. Hell.

[Phredicles]

5. Jerry Falwell was a big fan of his, as I recall.

And that about says all one needs to know.:puke:

[bigworld]

6. friend of Cheney, too

I believe.

[pinto]

7. Now there's an end to an era...

Hadn't thought about him in years and years. I wonder if he took the time to reflect on his years in office and the nature of the South African state he manhandled for a decade. Eh, another reminder that things *do* change and time moves on.

[alcibiades_mystery]

8. PW Botha gets the BIG Gas Face...

:-)

[lapfog_1]

9. No more appropriate date for this "person" to meet his "maker"

given that today is his makers' major celebration day.

[Torgo Johnson]

10. Good riddance.

[Tom Joad]

11. Can Ariel Sharon be far behind?

[ButterflyBlood]

12. Population of hell +=1

n/t