J. G. Strijdom

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
(m. 1924; div. 1924)
Susan de Klerk
(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).