J. G. Strijdom

"Hans Strydom" redirects here. For the South African actor and writer, see Hans Strydom (actor).

J. G. Strijdom
Strijdom in the 1950s
5th Prime Minister of South Africa
In office
30 November 1954 – 24 August 1958
MonarchElizabeth II
Governor‑GeneralErnest George Jansen
Preceded byDaniël Malan
Succeeded byHendrik Verwoerd
Minister of Lands and Irrigation
In office
5 June 1948 – 30 November 1954
Prime MinisterDaniël Malan
Preceded byAndrew Conroy
Succeeded byPaul Sauer
Personal details
Born
Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom

(1893-07-14)14 July 1893
Willowmore, Cape Colony
Died24 August 1958(1958-08-24) (aged 65)
Cape Town, Cape Province, Union of South Africa
Resting placeHeroes' Acre, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Political partyNational (1918–1935) (1948–58)
Purified National (1935–1939)
Herenigde Nasionale (1940–1948)
Spouses
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(m. 1924; div. 1924)​
Susan de Klerk
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(m. 1930)​
Children3
Alma materVictoria College
University of Pretoria

Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom (also spelled Strydom in accordance with Afrikaans spelling; 14 July 1893 – 24 August 1958[1]), also known as Hans Strijdom and nicknamed the Lion of the North or the Lion of Waterberg,[2][3] was a South African politician and the fifth prime minister of South Africa from 30 November 1954 to his death on 24 August 1958.[1] He was an uncompromising Afrikaner nationalist[1] and a member of the largest, baasskap (white supremacist) faction of the National Party (NP),[4][5] who further accentuated the NP's apartheid policies and break with the Union of South Africa in favour of a republic during his rule.

  1. ^ a b c "Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom". Britannica Online Encyclopedia. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
  2. ^ "Johannes G Strijdom". South African History Online. Archived from the original on 20 December 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
  3. ^ "Strydom Succeeds Malan". Africa Today. 1 (4): 1. 1954. JSTOR 4183632.
  4. ^ T. Kuperus (7 April 1999). State, Civil Society and Apartheid in South Africa: An Examination of Dutch Reformed Church-State Relations. Palgrave Macmillan UK. pp. 83–. ISBN 978-0-230-37373-0.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference politicswebCroweVerwoerd was invoked but never defined (see the help page).