Adriaan Johannes Vlok was a South African politician and a notorious Minister of Law and Order in South Africa from 1986 to 1991 during the final years of the apartheid era.
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Vlok was born on 11 December 1937 and died on 8 January 2023. He was 85 years.
In this article, we explore Vlok’s personal life to ascertain his marital status.
Was Adrian Vlook married? Who was Adrian Vlok married to? According to multiple sources online, Vlok was married to a lady known only by her first name, Antoinette.
The couple were married for many years and share three children: Nicolaas Vlok, Adriaan Johannes Vlok and Annemarie Coetzee.
There is not much information about his wife.
A notorious politician, Vlok was a member of the planned and implemented drastic repressive measures, including hit squads, carrying out bombings and assassination of anti-apartheid activists.
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He held two key positions during the apartheid rule in South Africa: Deputy Minister of Defence inn September 1984 and Deputy Minister of Law and Order a few months later in early 1985.
It was during his time as the Deputy Minister of Law and Order that he oversaw the suppression and detention of around 30,000.
He also oversaw the restriction of 17 anti-apartheid organisations.
Vlok confessed to some of his crimes at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission set up by Mr Mandela’s government after apartheid ended in 1994 to uncover the atrocities of the apartheid regime.
He admitted that his police force had carried out bombings, including that of the headquarters of the South African Churches.
He was given amnesty for making the confession.
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