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Opponent of black majority rule, P.W. Botha was a staunch advocate of apartheid, implementing a series of policies that aimed to maintain white minority control and suppress black political aspirations. His tenure as Prime Minister of South Africa from 1978 to 1989 was marked by a heavy-handed approach to suppressing dissent, including the declaration of states of emergency, the banning of anti-apartheid organizations, and the detention of activists without trial.