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Louis Botha (Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈlu.i ˈbuəta]; 27 September 1862 – 27 August 1919) was a South African politician who was the first prime minister of the Union of South Africa, the forerunner of the modern South African state.
Louis Botha was a soldier and statesman who was the first prime minister of the Union of South Africa (1910–19) and a staunch advocate of a policy of reconciliation between Boers and Britons, as well as of limiting the political rights of black South Africans.
Botha played a leading part in the deliberations of the National Convention that produced the constitution for a unified form of government, ratified by the British Parliament on 31 May 1910. Botha becomes the first Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa on 21 May 1910.
Louis Botha, (born Sept. 27, 1862, near Greytown, Natal [South Africa]—died Aug. 27, 1919, Pretoria, Transvaal), First prime minister (1910–19) of the Union of South Africa. Botha was elected to the South African Republic’s parliament in 1897, where he sided with moderates against Pres. Paul Kruger ’s hostile policy toward Uitlanders ...
Louis Botha (27 September 1862 - 27 August 1919) was a Boer General , supreme commander, and war hero, chiefly responsible for the Boer's stubborn and effective guerrilla resistance against the combined forces of the British Empire.
May 11, 2018 · The South African soldier and statesman Louis Botha (1862-1919), one of the most important Boer leaders, helped to establish the Union of South Africa and became its first prime minister.
First Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa 1910–19. Early career. A prosperous farmer from Vryheid (Transvaal), he was the youngest member of the Eerste Volksraad (Parliament) in 1896.
Louis Botha was the first Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa. He was an Afrikaner who was born in Greytown, Natal (now Kwazulu-Natal) in 1862, one of 13 children. In 1869, his parents Louis Botha and Salomina van Rooyen left Natal with their children and settled near Vrede in the Orange Free State. The young Louis was educated at the ...
Louis Botha, Boer General and Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa, served throughout the war. Following the 1914 Afrikaner rebellion, he commanded the troops in German South West Africa, won the 1915 general election and organized contingents for Europe and East Africa.
May 22, 2024 · The former soldier became statesman and Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa (1910–1919) and maintained a staunch advocate of a policy of reconciliation between the Boers and Britons. Botha showed political realism and downplayed the fostering of Afrikaner interests and stressed conciliation with Britain.
