Louis Botha (locally /ˈbʊərtə/ BOOR-tə, Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈlu.i ˈbuəta]; 27 September 1862 – 27 August 1919) was a South African politician who...
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child, a son named Theunis, was later adopted by the Bothas. His descendants include: Louis Botha (1862–1919), Second Boer War general and first Prime...
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The Louis Botha government appointed the members of the government in South Africa led by Prime Minister Louis Botha between 31 May 1910 and 3 September...
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There are statues of Gen. Louis Botha in Cape Town, Durban, and Pretoria, all in the country of which he was the first Prime Minister, South Africa. An...
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Louis Botha Avenue (part of Johannesburg Metropolitan Route M11) is a major street in Johannesburg, South Africa. Originally part of the main road between...
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Annie Botha (née Emmett; 3 July 1864 – 20 May 1937) was a South African civic leader and political hostess. She was the wife of Louis Botha, who served...
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Durban International Airport (redirect from Louis Botha Airport)
Durban International Airport (formerly Louis Botha Airport) was the international airport of Durban from 1951 until 2010, when it was replaced by King...
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the Transvaal Colony government bought the Cullinan and Prime Minister Louis Botha presented it to Edward VII, the British king who reigned over the territory...
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similar to those of his British counterpart. The first prime minister was Louis Botha, a former Boer general and war hero during the Second Boer War. The position...
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Second Botha Cabinet 2nd Cabinet of the Union of South Africa (since the 1909 South Africa Act) 1915–1920 Louis Botha (c. 1919) Date formed 20 October 1915 (1915-10-20)...
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Colenso in a reconnaissance mission. Boer forces under the command of Louis Botha, which comprised primarily the Italian Volunteer Legion, ambushed the...
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guerrilla campaign, becoming known as bittereinders. Led by generals such as Louis Botha, Jan Smuts, Christiaan de Wet, and Koos de la Rey, Boer guerrillas used...
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years later an old friend of his, General Louis Botha, became Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa. Botha ordered that Dinuzulu be released and transported...
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Africa shared with the German colony of South-West Africa. Prime Minister Louis Botha informed London that South Africa could defend itself and that the imperial...
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Botha's Hill. The Dictionary of Southern African Place Names claims it was named after a settler, Philip Rudolph Botha, grandfather of General Louis Botha...
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a hard core of Boers were willing to remain in the field. De la Rey, Louis Botha and other commanders met near Kroonstad and laid down a new strategy...
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under Louis Botha. Smuts played a leading role in the creation of the Union of South Africa in 1910, helping shape its constitution. He and Botha established...
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the beginning of the First World War. The South African Prime Minister Louis Botha took the unusual move of directly leading his troops into battle as commander-in-chief...
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section of Houghton Drive and part of Louis Botha Avenue. Small sections of Upper Houghton lie east of Louis Botha Avenue (bordering Observatory), and west...
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Union of South Africa was formed in March 1910. He served in the first Louis Botha cabinet. He assisted in drafting of South Africa's first constitution...
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Party Prime Minister Louis Botha 31 May 1910 28 June 1912 SAP Louis Botha (I) (II) J.W. Sauer 28 June 1912 24 July 1913 Louis Botha 1913 1913 H.C. van Heerden...
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later took part in the Maritz Rebellion of 1914–1915 against General Louis Botha, the then Prime Minister of South Africa. For his involvement, he was...
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was a younger brother of Louis Botha (1862–1919) and Philip Botha (1851-1901) , but an older brother of Theunis Jacobus Botha (1867-1930), and likewise...
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a statue of the country's first Prime Minister, General The Rt Hon. Louis Botha. The lawn in front of the Union Buildings are often the location for...
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1903, three seats in the Transvaal Legislative council were offered to Louis Botha, Jan Smuts and Koos de la Rey, but they turned the British down.: 269 ...
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members of the South African cabinet. First Cabinet of Louis Botha, 1910–1915 Second Cabet of Louis Botha, 1915–1919 First Cabinet of Jan Smuts, 1920–1921 Second...
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Louis Botha (born 2 February 1957) is a South African table tennis player. He competed in the men's singles event at the 1992 Summer Olympics. "Louis...
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local school, established in 1892, is said to have been attended by Louis Botha, who would become South Africa's first prime minister, and Afrikaans...
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English gymnast Louis Edmund Blaze (1861–1951), Sri Lankan Burgher educationist, founder of Kingswood College, Kandy, Sri Lanka Louis Botha (1862–1919),...
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paint, of Paul Kruger's statue in Church Square, Pretoria. The statue of Louis Botha situated outside the Houses of Parliament in Cape Town was vandalised...
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