What was Botha’s opinion of F. W. de Klerk's administration?
Supportive
Irresponsible
Ambivalent
Praising
Answer
**Irresponsible.** Botha believed that de Klerk's administration was moving too quickly in dismantling apartheid, risking social unrest and economic instability. He argued that de Klerk was ceding too much power to the African National Congress without ensuring adequate safeguards for the interests of the white minority. Botha also accused de Klerk of undermining the authority of the National Party and its traditional conservative values.
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