Louis Botha
Politician
Louis Botha (27 September 1862 – 27 August 1919) was an Afrikaner and first Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa—the forerunner of the modern South African state. A Boer war hero during the Second Boer War, he would eventually fight to have South Africa become a British Dominion.
Personal facts
| Birth date | September 27, 1862 |
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| Birth place | Colony of Natal , Greytown KwaZulu-Natal |
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| Religion | Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk |
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| Date of death | August 27, 1919 |
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| Place of death | Pretoria , Union of South Africa , Transvaal Province |
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| Resting place | Pretoria , South Africa , Heroes' Acre (South Africa) |
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