Schalk Willem Burger 6 September 1852 – 5 December 1918 was a South African military leader, lawyer, politician, and statesman who was acting president of the South African Republic from 1900 to 1902, whilst Paul Kruger was in exile. Military service He served in a number of military conflicts such as the Sekhukhune Wars of 1876, and
Thomas François Burgers 15 April 1834 – 9 December 1881 was the 4th president of the South African Republic from 1872 to 1877. He was the youngest child of Barend and Elizabeth Burger of the farm Langefontein in the Camdeboo district of Graaff Reinet, Cape Colony. Contents 1Biography 2See also 3Bibliography 4References 4.1Notes 4.2Literature
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Jacobus Nicolaas Boshof 31 January 1808 – 21 April 1881 was a South African (Boer) statesman, a late-arriving member of the Voortrekker movement, and the second state president of the Orange Free State, in office from 1855 to 1859. Contents 1Biography 1.1Family 1.2Early career 1.3State president 1.4Later life and death 2References 2.1Notes 2.2Literature Biography
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