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Paul Kruger statue, Church Square in Pretoria. A South African politician. He was one of the dominant political and military figures and State President of the ...
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Paul Kruger statue, Church Square in Pretoria. A South African politician. He was one of the dominant political and military figures and State President of the South African Republic (or Transvaal) from 1883 to 1900. Nicknamed Oom Paul ("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 remains a controversial figure; admirers venerate him as a tragic folk hero.
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