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Andries Pretorius

1798 - 1853

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Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus Pretorius (27 November 1798 – 23 July 1853) was a leader of the Boers who was instrumental in the creation of the South African Republic, as well as the earlier but short-lived Natalia Republic, in present-day South Africa. The large city of Pretoria, executive capital of South Africa, is named after him. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Andries Pretorius is the 9,245th most popular politician (down from 8,298th in 2019), the 61st most popular biography from South Africa (down from 39th in 2019) and the 27th most popular South African Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Andries Pretorius ranks 9,245 out of 19,576. Before him are Yahya Khan, Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei, Hussein al-Houthi, James IV of Majorca, Brutus of Troy, and Mutnofret. After him are Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Mohammed Ben Aarafa, Jacques Cœur, Hans-Rudolf Merz, Magdalena Wilhelmine of Württemberg, and K. B. Hedgewar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1798, Andries Pretorius ranks 24. Before him are Thomas Hodgkin, Archduchess Clementina of Austria, Johan Rudolph Thorbecke, Dionysios Solomos, Jules Armand Dufaure, and Christian August II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg. After him are Massimo d'Azeglio, Thomas Henderson, Jacques Leroy de Saint-Arnaud, Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, Macedonio Melloni, and Charles Wilkes. Among people deceased in 1853, Andries Pretorius ranks 24. Before him are Tokugawa Ieyoshi, Karl, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Juan Donoso Cortés, Julius Jacob von Haynau, Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg, and Frédéric Ozanam. After him are Anastasio Bustamante, Lionel Kieseritzky, Hyacinth, Adrien-Henri de Jussieu, Juan Antonio Lavalleja, and Mathieu Orfila.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Andries Pretorius ranks 61 out of 454. Before him are Kevin Carter (1960), Rory Byrne (1944), Jan de Klerk (1903), Marais Viljoen (1915), Louis Botha (1862), and Esther Brand (1922). After him are Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo (1868), Piet Cronjé (1836), Manfred Mann (1940), Goodwill Zwelithini (1948), Laurence Oliphant (1829), and Eugène Terre'Blanche (1941).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Africa

Among politicians born in South Africa, Andries Pretorius ranks 27. Before him are Eben Dönges (1898), Tom Naudé (1889), Chris Hani (1942), Jan de Klerk (1903), Marais Viljoen (1915), and Louis Botha (1862). After him are Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo (1868), Goodwill Zwelithini (1948), Zindzi Mandela (1960), Christiaan de Wet (1854), Oliver Tambo (1917), and Piet Joubert (1834).

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