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P. W. Botha, an Uncommon card
Pieter Willem Botha, was a South African politician who served as the last Prime Minister of South Africa from 1978 to 1984 and as the first executive State President of South Africa from 1984 until his resignation in 1989.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 78
- DEF
- 73
- Power
- 151
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 190,000
Power 151 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
P. W. Botha quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the P. W. Botha card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Botha studied law at Grey University College but left before completing his ______ to pursue a career in politics.
Answer
degree. Botha studied law at Grey University College but left before completing his degree to pursue a career in politics. From the P. W. Botha article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Born on a small farm in the Orange Free State in ____, Botha was raised in a conservative Afrikaner family with strong nationalist beliefs.
Answer
1910s. Born on a small farm in the Orange Free State in 1916, Botha was raised in a conservative Afrikaner family with strong nationalist beliefs. From the P. W. Botha article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Parabola. Parabola 83 · P. W. Botha 78 · Lascaux 75 · Abolhassan Banisadr 71 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Nicknamed 'Die Groot Krokodil' due to his tough political stance, he was considered the final hardline leader of South Africa during the apartheid era.
- Born on a small farm in the Orange Free State in 1916, Botha was raised in a conservative Afrikaner family with strong nationalist beliefs.
- Botha studied law at Grey University College but left before completing his degree to pursue a career in politics.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The P. W. Botha article was read about 190,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 78 and blocks with 73: each hit it takes is cut by 29 %.
How to get P. W. Botha
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, P. W. Botha (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Wie is wie in Suid-Afrika 1963, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
