Prime Minister of South Africa Hendrik Verwoerd 1901 - 1966

Mar. 6, 1961 - London, England, U.K. - South African politician HENDRIK VERWOERD in London for the Commonwealth conference. He is often called the 'Architect of Apartheid' for his role in shaping the apartheid regime's racial ideology and policies when he was Minister of Native Affairs during the early 1950s. PICTURED: Verwoerd with wife BETSIE (center) and the MULLER couple leaving a church after the service. (Credit Image: © KEYSTONE Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com)