Serving with Denis Worrall (until 1990) Wynand Malan (until 1993)
Succeeded by
Tony Leon
4th Federal Leader of the Progressive Federal Party
In office 1988–1989
Preceded by
Colin Eglin
Succeeded by
Office abolished
Personal details
Born
Zacharias Johannes de Beer
(1928-10-11)11 October 1928 Woodstock, Cape Town, Western Cape,[1] Union of South Africa
Died
27 May 1999(1999-05-27) (aged 70) Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Spouse(s)
Maureen Strauss
(divorced)
Mona Schwartz
Children
3
Alma mater
University of Cape Town
Occupation
Politician
businessman
diplomat
activist
Profession
Medical doctor
Zacharias Johannes de Beer (11 October 1928 – 27 May 1999) was a South African politician, businessman and diplomat. A liberal Afrikaner, he was the last federal leader of the Progressive Federal Party and then the co-federal leader of the Democratic Party.[2]
Educated at Bishop's Diocesan College in Rondebosch, He completed an MBChB degree at the University of Cape Town in 1951.[3] There he was elected president of the Students Representative Council.[citation needed]
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and was thus eligible for a post of Vice President to incumbent president De Klerk. The new National Assembly's first act was to elect Nelson Mandela as...
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until 1992) by the recently elected head of the National Party (NP), F. W. de Klerk, who was in the process of replacing P. W. Botha as the country's president...
parliament Schwarz, along with other opposition leaders like Colin Eglin, ZachdeBeer and Frederik van Zyl Slabbert forcefully denounced the government's racial...
hope' of SA politics". Times Live. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023. de Klerk, Nielen (24 May 2023). "Tributes pour in for former politician Denis...
The following year he contested a by-election in another hopeless seat (De Aar-Colesberg), before being offered the UP candidacy in the safe UP seat...
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politician, and he was known as a skilled public speaker; his debates against ZachdeBeer and Sharkey King frequently packed the university's Jameson Hall. In...
broadcaster. Alice Adams, 72, American short story writer and novelist. ZachdeBeer, 70, South African politician and businessman, stroke. Francine Everett...
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screen time, or popularity. Zachary "Zach" Young (Cody Kasch) is the son (non-legal) of Paul and Mary Alice. Zach's birth parents are Deirdre Taylor and...
announced his retirement due to ongoing health issues, and was replaced by Zach Goode. Harwell was previously married to Michelle Laroque, but they later...
A boycott on Bud Light, the top beer brand in the United States, began in April 2023. The boycott began in response to a social media promotion the company...
upon Steve Harwell's departure, that the band has recruited new lead singer Zach Goode (formerly of Ghoulspoon, Divided By Zero and The Secret Seven). On...
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