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Marike de Klerk's Death

Born (Birthday) November 17, 1937

Death Date December 4, 2001

Age of Death 64 years

Cause of Death Murder

Profession Political Wife

The political wife Marike de Klerk died at the age of 64. Here is all you want to know, and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

First Lady of South Africa during her husband’s presidency from 1989 to 1994. She also led the National Party’s women’s wing and published two books.

She and F.W. de Klerk divorced in 1998 after thirty-nine years of marriage.

On 3 December 2001, Marike de Klerk was murdered at her Dolphin Beach apartment in Blouberg, Cape Town. It was originally reported that the former first lady had taken her own life. Her killer, 21 year-old Luyanda Mboniswa, worked as a security guard in the luxury secure complex where Marike was living.