How did F. W. de Klerk influence democratic reforms in South Africa? He restricted political rights to the white minority, ultimately extending the apartheid system. He set up talks between the government and the ANC, ultimately contributing to the elimination of apartheid. He encouraged the government to outlaw the ANC, ultimately extending the apartheid system. He refused to end civil war, ultimately contributing to the elimination of apartheid.

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How did F. W. de Klerk influence democratic reforms in South Africa? He restricted political rights to the white minority, ultimately extending the apartheid system. He set up talks between the government and the ANC, ultimately contributing to the elimination of apartheid. He encouraged the government to outlaw the ANC, ultimately extending the apartheid system. He refused to end civil war, ultimately contributing to the elimination of apartheid.

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He set up talks between the government and the ANC, ultimately contributing to the elimination of apartheid

2 February 1990 he made a speech, later called the speech of a breakthrough, which marked the beginning of a course of mitigation and the eradication of apartheid in South Africa. He made the decision to lift the state of emergency and the release of political prisoners, including Nelson Mandela. In 1994, he led to the first free parliamentary and presidential elections, due to which power in South Africa received the black majority. Measures to abolish apartheid granted him the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 together with Nelson Mandela.