Neil Peter Van Heerden
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 Neil Peter Van Heerden  (diplomat) | ||||||
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| Born | 30-07-1939 East London, South Africa | |||||
| Nationality | South African | |||||
| Member of | Le Cercle | |||||
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Neil Peter Van Heerden is a South African diplomat. William Lacy Swing called him a "diplomat's diplomat".[1]
Background
Van Heerden's father was a diplomat.
Activities
Van Heerden was reported to have been "one of the behind-the-scenes architects of peace in Angola."[1] He attended Le Cercle.[citation needed]
Pan Am Flight 103
Pik Botha's spokesman Gerrit Pretorius explained that Van Heerden was one of 22 South African diplomats booked on the ill fated Pan Am Flight 103, "but we... got to London an hour early and the embassy got us on an earlier flight."[2]
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
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| Document:South Africa Minister Denies Knowing Of Lockerbie Bomb | Abstract | 12 November 1994 | David Tucker | Having confirmed that South African foreign minister Pik Botha and his 22-strong party had been booked on Pan Am Flight 103 but switched flights after arriving early in London from Johannesburg, spokesman Roland Darroll said: "The minister is flattered by the allegation of near-omniscience." |
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