President Martinus Theunis Steyn

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President Martinus Theunis Steyn was the last State President of the Orange Free State, a key Boer leader and political figure during the Second Boer War against the British Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Boer leader
head of state
human
politician
causeOfDeath stroke
commemoratedBy University of the Free State statue
countryOfCitizenship Orange Free State NERFINISHED
South Africa
dateOfBirth 1857-10-02
dateOfDeath 1916-11-28
describedBySource historical records of the Second Boer War
educatedAt Gray’s Inn NERFINISHED
University of Leiden NERFINISHED
endTime 1902
ethnicGroup Afrikaners
surface form: Afrikaner

Boer
familyName Steyn NERFINISHED
givenName Martinus NERFINISHED
Theunis NERFINISHED
hasMonument National Women’s Monument, Bloemfontein NERFINISHED
headOfGovernmentOf Orange Free State NERFINISHED
influencedBy Paul Kruger NERFINISHED
languageSpoken Afrikaans
Dutch
English
lastHolderOfOffice State President of the Orange Free State NERFINISHED
memberOf Volksraad of the Orange Free State NERFINISHED
movement Boer republicanism
notableFor leadership of the Orange Free State during the Second Boer War
notableWork role in negotiating the Treaty of Vereeniging
occupation lawyer
statesman
office State President of the Orange Free State NERFINISHED
opponent British Empire NERFINISHED
participatedIn Second Boer War NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth near Winburg, Orange Free State
placeOfDeath Bloemfontein, Orange River Colony NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment pro-Boer independence
positionHeld State President of the Orange Free State NERFINISHED
regionOfActivity Orange Free State NERFINISHED
South African Republic NERFINISHED
religion Dutch Reformed Church NERFINISHED
residence Bloemfontein NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
signature signature of Martinus Theunis Steyn
spouse Rachel Isabella Steyn NERFINISHED
startTime 1896
workedOn coordination of Boer war effort against Britain

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Orange Free State theatre of Second Boer War opponentCommander President Martinus Theunis Steyn