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J. B. M. Hertzog

1866–1942 · 20th century · Also known as James Barry Munnik Hertzog, Barry Hertzog

J. B. M. Hertzog was a South African lawyer, Boer general and politician. A judge in the Orange Free State before the Second Boer War, he led commandos during its guerrilla phase, founded the National Party in 1914 and was prime minister of South Africa from 1924 to 1939, promoting Afrikaans and Afrikaner interests. He resigned when parliament voted to join the Second World War.

J. B. M. Hertzog
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