Oom Paul
E18025
Oom Paul is the affectionate nickname of Paul Kruger, the influential 19th-century Boer leader and president of the South African Republic.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | nickname ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Paul Kruger
ⓘ
surface form:
Oom Paul Kruger
|
| associatedWith |
Boer leadership
ⓘ
Afrikaner nationalism ⓘ
surface form:
Boer nationalism
Afrikaners ⓘ
surface form:
Boer people
Second Boer War ⓘ Transvaal ⓘ |
| countryContext | South African Republic ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
iconic figure in Afrikaner history
ⓘ
symbol of Boer resistance to British rule ⓘ |
| denotesFamiliarity | true ⓘ |
| genderOfReferredPerson | male ⓘ |
| honorificType | familial honorific ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Afrikaans ⓘ |
| meaning | Uncle Paul ⓘ |
| refersTo | Paul Kruger ⓘ |
| refersToPersonBornIn | 1825 ⓘ |
| refersToPersonCitizenship | South African Republic ⓘ |
| refersToPersonDiedIn | 1904 ⓘ |
| refersToPersonNationality | Boer ⓘ |
| refersToRole |
Boer political leader
ⓘ
President of the South African Republic ⓘ military leader ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| usedAs | affectionate nickname ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Afrikaners
ⓘ
Afrikaners ⓘ
surface form:
Boers
|
| usedIn |
Afrikaner folklore
ⓘ
South African historical discourse ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Johannes Paulus Kruger
subject surface form:
Paul Kruger
subject surface form:
Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger