Louis Botha

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Louis Botha was a prominent Boer military leader who became the first Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
military commander
politician
prime minister
causeOfDeath heart failure
countryOfCitizenship Transvaal
surface form: South African Republic

South Africa
surface form: Union of South Africa
dateOfBirth 1862-09-27
dateOfDeath 1919-08-27
describedBySource Encyclopaedia Britannica
South African History Online
endTime 1919-08-27
ethnicGroup Afrikaners
surface form: Afrikaner
familyName Louis Botha self-linksurface differs
surface form: Botha
givenName Louis
hasOccupation farmer
soldier
statesman
headOfGovernment South Africa
surface form: Union of South Africa
honorificTitle The Right Honourable
languageSpoken Afrikaans
English
memberOf House of Assembly of the Union of South Africa
South African Party
militaryRank general
nativeLanguage Afrikaans
notableFor being a leading Boer general during the Second Boer War
being the first Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa
notableWork leadership of Boer forces in the Second Boer War
numberOfChildren 11
officeContested Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa
participantIn World War I
surface form: First World War

Second Boer War
South-West Africa Campaign
placeOfBirth Natal Colony
surface form: Colony of Natal

Greytown
placeOfDeath Pretoria, South Africa
surface form: Pretoria

South Africa
surface form: Union of South Africa
positionHeld Commandant-General of the Transvaal forces
Minister of Agriculture of the Union of South Africa
Minister of Native Affairs of the Union of South Africa
Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa
religion Dutch Reformed Church
sexOrGender male
significantEvent Treaty of Vereeniging
surface form: helped negotiate the Treaty of Vereeniging

led South African forces against German South-West Africa in World War I
spouse Annie Botha
startTime 1910-05-31

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Greytown birthplaceOf Louis Botha
Second Boer War combatantCommander Louis Botha
Battle of Diamond Hill commander Louis Botha
Siege of Ladysmith commander Louis Botha
Louis Botha familyName Louis Botha self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Botha
South African Party foundedBy Louis Botha
Greytown hasNotablePerson Louis Botha
South African Party leader Louis Botha
Boer Wars notableCommander Louis Botha
Boer forces notableCommander Louis Botha
Transvaal notableLeader Louis Botha
South African Party notableMember Louis Botha
Annie Botha spouse Louis Botha