South African politician, 5th President of the South African Republic (born 1824)

Paul Kruger

Stephanus Johannes Paulus 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 from 1883 to 1900. Nicknamed "Oom 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.

Born

1825

October 10

Died

1904

Era

1820s

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april 4 Two Ms  ~7.1 earthquakes, among the largest in Europe, strike Bulgaria, killing over 200 people and causing destruction.
april 8 The French Third Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland sign the Entente cordiale.
august 10 Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of the Yellow Sea between the Russian and Japanese battleship fleets takes place.
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