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History recognizes Hendrik Verwoerd as the "architect" of Apartheid, and yet his name isn't well-known the way Hitler, Stalin or Pol Pot are. How did Verwoerd avoid historical infamy?

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History recognizes Hendrik Verwoerd as the "architect" of Apartheid, and yet his name isn't well-known the way Hitler, Stalin or Pol Pot are. How did Verwoerd avoid historical infamy?	22
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