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Louis Botha

1862–1919 · 19th century

Louis Botha was a Boer general and statesman. He helped found the Nieuwe Republiek in 1884, rose to command the Transvaal forces in the Second Boer War and afterwards worked for reconciliation with Britain. Prime Minister of the self-governing Transvaal Colony from 1907, he became the first Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa in 1910 and led it into the First World War, conquering German South West Africa in 1915.

Louis Botha
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South African RepublicImpact, DeclineUnion of South AfricaFoundation, Summary

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Nieuwe RepubliekTransvaal ColonyUnion of South Africa

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