AN RSA (1979) "BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF TOTIUS" FDC W/ STAMPS IN SOUTH AFRICA

***PLEASE NOTE WE DELIVER TO CAPE TOWN, JOHANNESBURG AND BLOEMFONTEIN***   Name of collection/ series:   Biographical sketch of Prof Dr J. D. Du Toit (Totius)   Year of issue:   1977   Country code:   R.S.A.   Item code:   FDC 2.22   Signed by: This first day cover was signed by B.J. Vorster. Vorster is known for having been the fourth State President of South Africa.  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.