▁the ▁Free ▁State ▁province . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁St ellen bos ch ▁University ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁degree . ▁ ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁National ▁Party ▁and ▁held ▁the ▁Um la zi ▁constitu ency ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁administrator ▁of ▁its ▁province . ▁The ▁position ▁was ▁dissol ved ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁with ▁the ▁province ' s ▁red es ignation ▁into ▁K wa Z ulu - N atal ▁following ▁re - in cor por ation ▁of ▁the ▁K wa Z ulu ▁b ant ust an . ▁He ▁was ▁briefly ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁( S outh ▁Africa ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Both a ' s ▁wife ▁Leon ore ▁died . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁a ▁hospital ▁for ▁g astro enter itis . ▁ ▁Both a ' s ▁condition ▁w ors ened ▁and ▁he ▁died ▁from ▁heart ▁failure ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 1 ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁He ▁and ▁Leon ore ▁were ▁surv ived ▁by ▁two ▁daughters . ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 1 4 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Up ington ▁Category : A f rik an er ▁people ▁Category : S outh ▁African ▁people ▁of ▁German ▁descent ▁Category : National ▁Party ▁( S outh ▁Africa ) ▁polit icians ▁Category : D em ocr atic ▁Party ▁(