Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom

Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom (also spelled Strydom) also known as J.G. Strydom or Hans Strydom (July 14 1893-August 24 1958) nicknamed the Lion of the North, was Prime Minister of South Africa from 30 November 1954 to 24 August 1958.<ref
name=BOE_JG_Strijdom /> He was an Afrikaner nationalist, as well as a supporter and defender of apartheid, which was invented by the previous Prime Minister, Daniel Francois Malan.
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Category:1893 births
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