Fleur Olive Lourens de Villiers, CMG, (1 December 1937 – 7 February 2023) was a South African journalist and business consultant who served as the chairman of the trustees of the

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. De Villiers was born in

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(now Gqeberha), South Africa on 1 December 1937. In 2011 she was invested as a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George for services to democratic transition, reconciliation and governance in South Africa. She was a Global Ambassador for the

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(SOAS), University of London. De Villiers died of a stroke on 7 February 2023, at the age of 85.

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1937 births 2023 deaths Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George South African journalists {{SouthAfrica-academic-bio-stub