Pieter de Lange
Pieter de Lange | |
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Chairman of the Afrikaner Broederbond | |
In office 1984–1994 | |
Preceded by | Boshoff, C.W.H. |
Succeeded by | de Beer, T.L. |
Rector of the Randse Afrikaanse Universiteit | |
In office 1979–1987 | |
Preceded by | Viljoen, G.vN. |
Succeeded by | Crouse, C.F. |
Personal details | |
Born | Jan Pieter de Lange 27 February 1926 Fort Beaufort, Cape Province, South Africa |
Died | 9 April 2019 Pretoria, South Africa | (aged 93)
Spouse | Christine |
Alma mater | University of Pretoria, Randse Afrikaanse Universiteit and University of South Africa |
Known for | Education and negotiator |
Jan Pieter de Lange (27 February 1926 – 9 April 2019) was a South African educationalist, chairman of the Afrikaner Broederbond, and a negotiator.
Roots and education
He was born in Fort Beaufort, Cape Province, South Africa.
Working life
He was Vice-Rector at Goudstad College of Education, in Johannesburg (1967-1968) and Rector of the Potchefstroom College of Education (1969), in Potchefstroom. Both these institutions do not exist today after the rationalisation under the then-Minister of Education Kadar Asmal.[3] In 1979 he became Rector of the Randse Afrikaanse Universiteit. He held this position until 1979.[4] After his academic career, he became chairman of the HSRC Board from 1988 to 1995.[5]
Broederbond
He was chairman of the Afrikaner Broederbond, a white, male Afrikaner secret organization from 1984 until 1994, when Tom de Beer took over from him.[6]
Involvement through his career
De Lange had been involved in the education system in South Africa. He has been at the head of educational colleges in Potchefstroom and Johannesburg. He has also been the rector of a university. In August 1980, the government instructed the HSRC to conduct an investigation into all levels of education, with Professor de Lange being the chairman. His report was issued in July 1981. The main conclusion from his report is that all education should be equal, irrespective of race, and a single ministry should handle it.[7][8]
As leader of the Afrikaner Broederbond, he played a role in the negotiated settlement reached in South Africa in 1994.
In 1985, de Lange realised that change needed to take place regarding the Apartheid system. The
Publication
- The de Lange commission report[13]
References
- ISBN 978-0-86975-280-7.
- ^ Schoeman, J (10 April 2019). "Honouring memory of Prof Pieter de Lange – Afrikanerbond". Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ a b "de Lange , Jan Pieter". nelsonmandela.org. Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ "About the University of Johannesburg". South Africa Study. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- S2CID 144915147.
- ^ "100 jr - Bondsraad gedenkblad".
- S2CID 44981717. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2018-09-13. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ "General South African History Timeline: 1980s". SAHO.
- ^ Savage, M. "A chronology of meetings between South Africans and the ANC in exile 1983-2000". SAHO. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ "A Secret Society of Afrikaners Helps to Dismantle Apartheid". The New York Times newspaper. 1990. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ du Preez, M. (30 January 2015). "FW de Klerk's 'quantum leap': Did he jump or was he pushed?". Mail& Guardian newspaper. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ Sparks, A. (16 March 1987). "Afrikaner group seeks out blacks". The Washington Post newspaper. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ISBN 978-0-86965-887-1.