Oom Paul

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Oom Paul is the affectionate nickname of Paul Kruger, the influential 19th-century Boer leader and president of the South African Republic.

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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

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Johannes alsoKnownAs Oom Paul
subject surface form: Johannes Paulus Kruger
Uncle Paul alsoKnownAs Oom Paul
subject surface form: Paul Kruger
Stephanus alsoKnownAs Oom Paul
subject surface form: Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger
Uncle Paul alsoKnownAs Oom Paul
Paul Kruger nickname Oom Paul