Paul Krüger
(1825-1904)
South African politician and President of the South African Republic
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Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger (10 October 1825 – 14 July 1904), better known as Paul Kruger, was a South African politician. He was one of the dominant political and military figures in 19th-century South Africa, and State President of the South African Republic (or Transvaal) from 1883 to 1900. Nicknamed "Oom Paul" (Afrikaans for 'Uncle Paul'), he came to international prominence as the face of the Boer cause—that of the Transvaal and its neighbour the Orange Free State—against Britain during the Second Boer War of 1899–1902. He has been called a personification of Afrikanerdom and admirers venerate him as a tragic folk hero.
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10 October 1825 Whittlesea, Eastern Cape, South Africa
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| Died |
14 July 1904 (aged 78) Clarens, Switzerland
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| Zodiac | Libra |
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