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Cornelius Botha

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Cornelius Botha
Personal details
Born18 September 1932
Upington, Northern Cape, Union of South Africa
Died(2014-02-06)6 February 2014 (aged 81)
SpouseLeonore (until 2009, her death)
Children2 daughters
OccupationPolitician

Cornelius "Con" Botha (18 September 1932 – 6 February 2014) was a South African politician and the last administrator of the Natal Province.[1]

Born in Upington in the Northern Cape, Botha grew up in Parys in the Free State province. He graduated from Stellenbosch University with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He became a member of the former National Party and held the Umlazi constituency until 1990, when he was appointed administrator of its province.[1] The position was dissolved in 1994 with the province's redesignation into KwaZulu-Natal following re-incorporation of the KwaZulu bantustan. He was briefly a member of the Democratic Party (South Africa).

In 2009, Botha's wife Leonore died. In 2014, he was admitted to a hospital for gastroenteritis. Botha's condition worsened and he died from heart failure at the age of 81 in February 2014. He and Leonore were survived by two daughters.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Last Natal administrator dies". iol.co.za. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
Political offices
Preceded by Administrator of Natal Province
1990-1994
Office abolished