▁on ▁a ▁farm ▁in ▁the ▁Trans va al ▁town ▁of ▁Vent ers dor p ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁Ter re ' B lan che ▁attended ▁La ers k ool ▁Vent ers dor p ▁and ▁Ho ë r ▁Volk sk ool ▁in ▁Pot che f st room , ▁mat ric ulating ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁While ▁in ▁school , ▁he ▁gave ▁early ▁expression ▁to ▁his ▁political ▁lean ings ▁by ▁found ing ▁the ▁cultural ▁organisation ▁J ong ▁Af rik an er har te ▁( You ng ▁Af rik an er ▁He arts ). ▁ ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁Police , ▁and ▁was ▁initially ▁deployed ▁in ▁South ▁West ▁Africa ▁( now ▁Nam ib ia ), ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁given ▁to ▁South ▁Africa ▁under ▁a ▁League ▁of ▁Nations ▁Trust ▁mand ate ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁Upon ▁returning ▁to ▁South ▁Africa , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁W arr ant ▁Officer ▁in ▁the ▁Special ▁Guard ▁Unit , ▁which ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Cab inet . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁ ▁Her st igte ▁N asion ale ▁Party ▁During ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁Ter re ' B lan che ▁increasing ly ▁opposed ▁what ▁he ▁called ▁the ▁" li ber al ▁policies " ▁of ▁B . ▁J . ▁Vor ster , ▁then ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁South ▁Africa . ▁After ▁four ▁years ▁of ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁Police , ▁he ▁res igned ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁politics , ▁running ▁un success fully