Connie Mulder
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 Connie Mulder    (politician) | |
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| Born | 5 June 1925 |
| Died | 12 January 1988 (Age 62) |
Cause of death | cancer |
| Nationality | South Africa |
| Alma mater | University of the Witwatersrand |
| Member of | Afrikaner Broederbond |
A South African politician brought down by Muldergate.
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Cornelius Petrus 'Connie' Mulder was a South African politician and cabinet minister.
Career
In June 1975, Connie Mulder was heir apparent to the South African Prime minister.
Secret Israel trip
He had been made Information and Interior Minister - and Information Secretary Eschel Rhoodie made a secret trip to Israel.
Their meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, Defense Minister Shimon Peres, and six other members of the Israeli cabinet was arranged by Oscar Hurwitz, a Jewish South African and an instrumental figure in the plot that would become known as "Muldergate". Les de Villiers, the South African Deputy Information Minister, who also attended that meeting, asked the Israelis to recommend a "lobbyist."[citation needed]
Muldergate
- Full article: Muldergate
- Full article: Muldergate
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