J. B. M. Hertzog
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General James Barry Munnik Hertzog, better known as Barry Hertzog or J. B. M. Hertzog, was a South African general and politician. He was a Boer commander during the Second Boer War who served as the
Hertzog c. 1920
Botha government 1910
Time cover, 27 Apr 1925
The second Hertzog cabinet in 1929.
The National Party, also referred to as the Nationalist Party by its opponents, was a political party in South Africa from 1914 to 1997, which was responsible for the implementation of apartheid rule.
J. B. M. Hertzog
…for the development of Afrikaner culture and was determined to prevent Afrikaners from being excessively influenced by British culture. He founded the National Party in 1914. In 1941, Hertzog, who had resigned after South Africa — against his efforts — entered World War II on the side of the Allies, issued a statement…
D. F. Malan, leader of the NP from 1934 until 1953
J. G. Strijdom, leader of the NP from 1953 until 1958
B. J. Vorster was the prime minister from 1966 to his resignation in 1978 and state president from 1978 to 1979.
F. W. de Klerk shaking hands with ANC leader Nelson Mandela at the World Economic Forum in 1992