Who was the last president before Nelson Mandela's election and was the one to officially end apartheid?

A. Desmond Tutu

B. Jomo Kenyatta

C. F. W de Klerk

D. Winnie Mandela

The last president before Nelson Mandela's election and was the one to officially end apartheid was c) F. W. de Klerk. They worked together to end apartheid. F. W. de Klerk was leader of the National Party of South Africa and was the last White president of an African country. Nelson Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid leader and philanthropist who became South Africa's first black president. He served twenty-seven years in prison because he opposed the government.