Editing Frederik van Zyl Slabbert (section)

==Final years==

Slabbert was appointed as the 13th chancellor of [[Stellenbosch University]] on 1 August 2008, but he suffered a heart attack at the end of the same year, an event that led to him having a [[pacemaker]] inserted.<ref name="Citizen2010a"/> He resigned from the post for health reasons in September 2009.<ref name="SU2010">{{Citation | title =SU loses a leader of stature | location =Stellenbosch | date =14 May 2010 | url =http://blogs.sun.ac.za/news/2010/05/14/su-loses-a-leader-of-stature/ | url-status =dead | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110722005300/http://blogs.sun.ac.za/news/2010/05/14/su-loses-a-leader-of-stature/ | archive-date =22 July 2011 }}</ref>

In early May 2010, Slabbert was discharged from hospital after receiving treatment for a liver related illness. He died at home on 14 May 2010. Slabbert was survived by his wife Jane and two children from his first marriage—Tania and Riko. He reportedly was bitter because he gave his whole life to the struggle of the ANC and felt betrayed when Thabo Mbeki didn't appoint him as a Minister. <ref name="Citizen2010a"/>