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Marike de Klerk | |
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| First Lady of South Africa | |
| In role 15 August 1989 – 10 May 1994 | |
| President | F. W. de Klerk |
| Preceded by | Anna Elizabeth Botha |
| Succeeded by | Winnie Madikizela-Mandela |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marike Willemse 29 March 1937 Pretoria, Transvaal, Union of South Africa |
| Died | 3 December 2001 (aged 64) Cape Town, Western Cape, Republic of South Africa |
| Political party | National |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Potchefstroom University |
Marike de Klerk (née Willemse; 29 March 1937 – 3 December 2001) was the First Lady of South Africa, as the wife of State President Frederik Willem de Klerk, from 1989–1994. She was also a politician of the former governing National Party in her own right. De Klerk was murdered in her Cape Town home in 2001.