Louis Botha | |
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1st Prime Minister of South Africa | |
In office 31 May 1910 – 27 August 1919 | |
Monarch | George V |
Governors‑General | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Jan Smuts |
Prime Minister of the Transvaal | |
In office 4 March 1907 – 31 May 1910 | |
Monarchs | Edward VII George V |
Governor | The Earl of Selborne |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Himself (as Prime Minister of South Africa) |
Personal details | |
Born | 27 September 1862 Greytown, Colony of Natal |
Died | 27 August 1919 Pretoria, Transvaal, Union of South Africa | (aged 56)
Resting place | Rebecca Street Cemetery, Pretoria, South Africa |
Political party | South African Party |
Other political affiliations | Het Volk Party |
Spouse | Annie Emmett |
Profession | Career military officer, politician |
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Military service | |
Allegiance | South African Republic Union of South Africa British Commonwealth |
Years of service | 1899–1902 (Transvaal Commandos) 1902–1919 (British Imperial Armies) |
Rank | General |
Commands | Boer, South African Republic |
Battles/wars | |
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. A Boer war veteran during the Second Boer War, Botha eventually fought to have South Africa become a British Dominion.