The second cabinet of Pieter Willem Botha was formed following his assumption of the position of State President, on 3 September 1984. It was dissolved on 6 September 1989, after Botha's incapacitation following a stroke in January of that year.[1] After Botha's resignation in February,[2] he was replaced by Christiaan Heunis as acting State President for the remaining few months of the cabinet's term.[1] Heunis was replaced with Frederik Willem de Klerk, who was elected leader of the National Party on 2 February[3] and inaugurated as State President on September 20.
^ abcRenwick, Robin (2015). The End of Apartheid: Diary of a Revolution. London: Biteback Publishing. p. 70. ISBN978-1-84954-792-5.
^Sparks, Allister (1996). Tomorrow is Another Country: The Inside Story of South Africa's Road to Change. Chicago: Chicago University Press. p. 88. ISBN0-226-76855-4.
^Sparks, Allister (1996). Tomorrow is Another Country: The Inside Story of South Africa's Road to Change. Chicago: Chicago University Press. p. 97. ISBN0-226-76855-4.
^ abcdRenwick, Robin (2015). The End of Apartheid: Diary of a Revolution. London: Biteback Publishing. p. 34. ISBN978-1-84954-792-5.