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J. G. Strijdom

1893 - 1958

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Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom (also spelled Strydom in accordance with Afrikaans spelling; 14 July 1893 – 24 August 1958), also known as Hans Strijdom and nicknamed the Lion of the North or the Lion of Waterberg, was a South African politician and the fifth prime minister of South Africa from 30 November 1954 to his death on 24 August 1958. He was an uncompromising Afrikaner nationalist and a member of the largest, baasskap (white supremacist) faction of the National Party (NP), who further accentuated the NP's apartheid policies and break with the Union of South Africa in favour of a republic during his rule. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. J. G. Strijdom is the 3,083rd most popular politician (up from 13,128th in 2019), the 23rd most popular biography from South Africa (up from 85th in 2019) and the 10th most popular South African Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, J. G. Strijdom ranks 3,083 out of 19,576. Before him are Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Francesco II Sforza, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange, Duke Alexander of Württemberg, and Anne of France. After him are Vonones I, John I of Aragon, Dasharatha Maurya, Hayk, Abdul Rahman Arif, and Choe Ryong-hae.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1893, J. G. Strijdom ranks 34. Before him are Prajadhipok, George Grosz, Damdin Sükhbaatar, Omar Bradley, Jomo Kenyatta, and Lillian Gish. After him are Qazi Muhammad, Juana Bormann, Miroslav Krleža, Andrés Segovia, Lili Boulanger, and Emmy Göring. Among people deceased in 1958, J. G. Strijdom ranks 24. Before him are Maurice Gamelin, Lion Feuchtwanger, G. E. Moore, Georges Rouault, Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia, and John Boland. After him are Giacomo Balla, Kim Tu-bong, Edna Purviance, André Bazin, Princess Ingeborg of Denmark, and Ernst Heinkel.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, J. G. Strijdom ranks 23 out of 454. Before him are Cetshwayo kaMpande (1826), Thabo Mbeki (1942), C. R. Swart (1894), Cyril Ramaphosa (1952), Christiaan Hendrik Persoon (1761), and Jacob Zuma (1942). After him are Sydney Brenner (1927), Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark (1942), Dingane kaSenzangakhona (1795), Paul Kruger (1825), Jody Scheckter (1950), and Steve Biko (1946).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Africa

Among politicians born in South Africa, J. G. Strijdom ranks 10. Before him are D. F. Malan (1874), Cetshwayo kaMpande (1826), Thabo Mbeki (1942), C. R. Swart (1894), Cyril Ramaphosa (1952), and Jacob Zuma (1942). After him are Dingane kaSenzangakhona (1795), Paul Kruger (1825), P. W. Botha (1916), Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (1936), Mpande kaSenzangakhona (1798), and Jim Fouché (1898).

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