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Paul Kruger

1825 - 1904

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Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger (Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈkry.(j)ər]; 10 October 1825 – 14 July 1904), better known as Paul Kruger, was a South African politician. He was one of the dominant political and military figures in 19th-century South Africa, and State President of the South African Republic (or Transvaal) from 1883 to 1900. Nicknamed Oom Paul ("Uncle Paul"), he came to international prominence as the face of the Boer cause—that of the Transvaal and its neighbour the Orange Free State—against Britain during the Second Boer War of 1899–1902. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Kruger has received more than 1,733,915 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Paul Kruger is the 2,911th most popular politician (down from 2,469th in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 14th in 2019) and the 5th most popular South African Politician.

Paul Kruger was a Boer military leader and president of the South African Republic from 1883 to 1900. He led the Boers to victory in the First and Second Boer Wars, and is best known for his role in the Second Boer War.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Paul Kruger ranks 2,911 out of 15,577. Before him are Ashraf Ghani, William Pitt the Younger, Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland, Amalaric, Francis, Count of Vendôme, and Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria. After him are Emperor Go-Yōzei, Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme, Robert II, Count of Flanders, Tahmasp II, Justa Grata Honoria, and Humbert I, Count of Savoy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1825, Paul Kruger ranks 9. Before him are Thomas Henry Huxley, Ferdinand Lassalle, Pedro II of Brazil, Jean-Martin Charcot, Johann Jakob Balmer, and Charles Garnier. After him are Julia, Princess of Battenberg, Dadabhai Naoroji, Marie of Prussia, Eduard Hanslick, Emil Erlenmeyer, and Grand Duchess Alexandra Nikolaevna of Russia. Among people deceased in 1904, Paul Kruger ranks 16. Before him are Niels Ryberg Finsen, Eadweard Muybridge, Gabriel Tarde, Abai Qunanbaiuly, George, King of Saxony, and Henri Fantin-Latour. After him are Lafcadio Hearn, Émile Gallé, Étienne-Jules Marey, Stepan Makarov, Vasily Vereshchagin, and Alfred von Waldersee.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Paul Kruger ranks 16 out of 374. Before him are Nadine Gordimer (1923), Miriam Makeba (1932), Charlize Theron (1975), Jacob Zuma (1942), Max Theiler (1899), and Thabo Mbeki (1942). After him are Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark (1942), Allan MacLeod Cormack (1924), P. W. Botha (1916), Cyril Ramaphosa (1952), Jody Scheckter (1950), and Christiaan Hendrik Persoon (1761).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Africa

Among politicians born in South Africa, Paul Kruger ranks 5. Before him are Shaka (1787), F. W. de Klerk (1936), Jacob Zuma (1942), and Thabo Mbeki (1942). After him are P. W. Botha (1916), Cyril Ramaphosa (1952), Jan Smuts (1870), Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (1936), D. F. Malan (1874), Abba Eban (1915), and Kgalema Motlanthe (1949).

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