AN RSA (1978) "FOURTH STATE PRESIDENT INAUGURATION" FDC W/ IN SOUTH AFRICA

***PLEASE NOTE WE DELIVER TO CAPE TOWN, JOHANNESBURG AND BLOEMFONTEIN***   Name of collection/ series:   RSA Fourth State President Inauguration   Year of issue:   1978   Country code:   R.S.A.   Item code:   FDC 3.10   Signed by:   This first day cover is signed by the fourth State President of South Africa, B.J. Vorster. Vorster was known for his staunch adherence to apartheid, overseeing (as Minister of Justice) the Rivonia Trial in which Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life imprisonment for sabotage, and (as Prime Minister) the Terrorism Act, the complete abolition of non-white political representation, the Soweto Riots and the Steve Biko crisis.