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Louis Tregardt [Swellendam district, August 10, 1783-Lourenço Marques (Maputo), October 25, 1838], a notable Voortrekker leader, was the eldest son of Carolus Johannes Tregardt and...
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Oliver Tambo (October 27, 1917-April 24, 1993), known to many of his friends and colleagues as ‘O.T.,’ will be remembered as one of the handful...
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Hendrik Swellengrebel (September 20, 1700 – December 26, 1760), the only governor of the Cape of Good Hope to have been born at the Cape...
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Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom (July 14, 1893-August 24, 1958) was an outspoken nationalist leader in the Transvaal who served as prime minister, furthering Afrikaner republicanism, notably...
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Andries Stockenstrom (July 6, 1792-London, March 15, 1864), Cape frontier official and politician, was the eldest son of Anders Stockenstrom. In 1815 he became landdrost...
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Charles Henry Somerset (1767-1831) was British Governor of the Cape Colony from 1814-26. During his tenure, the Colonial office took steps to guarantee a permanent...
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Jan Christian Smuts (May 24, 1870-September 11, 1950), statesman, soldier and philosopher, was born at Bovenplaats, near Riebeek West in the Cape Colony. After graduating...
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Sir Henry George Wakelyn (“Harry”) Smith (June, 1787-October 12, 1860), a British general and governor of the Cape Colony, was born in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, England,...
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Sir Theophilus Shepstone (January 8, 1817-June 23, 1893) is credited with the construction of an administrative policy in both Natal and Zululand for the governance...
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Pixley ka Izaka Seme (circa 1880-1951) is best known as a co-founder of the present day African National Congress and the founder and publisher of...
