What is P. W. Botha?
{{more sources}} {{Infobox Officeholder |birthname = Pieter Willem Botha |honorific-suffix = |image = PW Botha 1962.jpg |imagesize = |alt = |caption = Botha in 1962 |order = |office = [[State President of South Africa]] |term_start = {{start date|df=yes|1984|9|3}} |term_end = {{start date|df=yes|1989|8|15}}<br/><small>Acting until 14 September 1984</small> |predecessor = [[Marais Viljoen]]<br/><small>Non-Executive</small> |successor = [[Frederik Willem de Klerk]] |order2 = |office2 = [[Prime Minister of South Africa]] |term_start2 = {{start date|df=yes|1978|10|9}} |term_end2 = {{start date|df=yes|1984|9|14}} |president2 = [[Marais Viljoen]]<br/>[[Balthazar Johannes Vorster]]<br/>[[Marais Viljoen]] |predecessor2 = [[Balthazar Johannes Vorster]] |successor2 = ''Position abolished'' |birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1916|01|12}} |birth_place = [[Paul Roux]], [[Orange Free State Province]], [[Union of South Africa]] |death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2006|10|31|1916|01|12}} |death_place = [[Wilderness, Western Cape|Wilderness]], [[Western Cape]], [[South Africa]] |restingplace = |restingplacecoordinates = |nationality = [[South African]] |party = [[National Party (South Africa)|National Party]] |spouse = [[Elize Botha]]<br> (1943-1997) (her death)<br/>Barbara Robertson<br> (1998-2006) (his death) |relations = |children = Rossouw, Pieter Willem, Elanza, Amelia, Rozanne |residence = |alma_mater = |occupation = |profession = Politician |cabinet = |committees = |portfolio = |signature = |signature_alt= |footnotes = }} '''Peter William Botha''' (12 January 1916 – 31 October 2006)<ref>{{cite web|title=Pieter Willem Botha|url=http://www.sahistory.org.za/people/pieter-willem-botha|publisher=South African History Online|accessdate=2 October 2016|date=January 9, 2015}}</ref> wa