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    Louis Botha (Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈlu.i ˈbuəta]; 27 September 1862 – 27 August 1919) was a South African politician who was the first prime minister...
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    There are statues of Gen. Louis Botha in Cape Town, Durban, and Pretoria, all in the country of which he was the first Prime Minister, South Africa. An...
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  • Louis Botha Avenue (part of Johannesburg Metropolitan Route M11) is a major street in Johannesburg, South Africa. Originally part of the main road between...
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  • child, a son named Theunis, was later adopted by the Bothas. His descendants include: Louis Botha (1862–1919), Second Boer War general and first Prime...
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    The Louis Botha government appointed the members of the government in South Africa led by Prime Minister Louis Botha between 31 May 1910 and 3 September...
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    Annie Botha (née Emmett; 3 July 1864 – 20 May 1937) was a South African civic leader and political hostess. She was the wife of Louis Botha, who served...
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    Durban International Airport (formerly Louis Botha Airport) was the international airport of Durban from 1951 until 2010, when it was replaced by King...
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    the Transvaal Colony government bought the Cullinan and Prime Minister Louis Botha presented it to Edward VII, the British king who reigned over the territory...
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    guerrilla campaign, becoming known as bittereinders. Led by generals such as Louis Botha, Jan Smuts, Christiaan de Wet, and Koos de la Rey, Boer guerrillas used...
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    similar to those of his British counterpart. The first prime minister was Louis Botha, a former Boer general and war hero during the Second Boer War. The position...
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  • section of Houghton Drive and part of Louis Botha Avenue. Small sections of Upper Houghton lie east of Louis Botha Avenue (bordering Observatory), and west...
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    Africa shared with the German colony of South-West Africa. Prime Minister Louis Botha informed London that South Africa could defend itself and that the imperial...
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    years later an old friend of his, General Louis Botha, became Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa. Botha ordered that Dinuzulu be released and transported...
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    was a younger brother of Louis Botha (1862–1919) and Philip Botha (1851-1901) , but an older brother of Theunis Jacobus Botha (1867-1930), and likewise...
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    Second Botha Cabinet 2nd Cabinet of the Union of South Africa (since the 1909 South Africa Act) 1915–1920 Louis Botha (c. 1919) Date formed 20 October 1915 (1915-10-20)...
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    under Louis Botha. Smuts played a leading role in the creation of the Union of South Africa in 1910, helping shape its constitution. He and Botha established...
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    Botha's Hill. The Dictionary of Southern African Place Names claims it was named after a settler, Philip Rudolph Botha, grandfather of General Louis Botha...
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    a hard core of Boers were willing to remain in the field. De la Rey, Louis Botha and other commanders met near Kroonstad and laid down a new strategy...
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    later took part in the Maritz Rebellion of 1914–1915 against General Louis Botha, the then Prime Minister of South Africa, and was executed by firing...
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    Party (SAP) of General Louis Botha emerged from the elections as the largest party, but did not receive an overall majority. Botha formed a minority government...
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    military general and the former prime minister of the Transvaal Colony Louis Botha became the first prime minister of the newly established Union of South...
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    a statue of the country's first Prime Minister, General The Rt Hon. Louis Botha. The lawn in front of the Union Buildings are often the location for...
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  • Nations and the United Nations. Smuts was a minister in the government of Louis Botha, from the creation of the Union of South Africa in 1910 until the outbreak...
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    besieged in Ladysmith. The Boers under General Louis Botha held the Tugela River against him. Although Botha's men were outnumbered, they were mostly equipped...
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    1903, three seats in the Transvaal Legislative council were offered to Louis Botha, Jan Smuts and Koos de la Rey, but they turned the British down.: 269 ...
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  • Boshoff: State President of the Orange Free State Louis Botha: former Prime Minister of South Africa P. W. Botha: Executive State President of South Africa Sir...
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  • Louis Botha (born 2 February 1957) is a South African table tennis player. He competed in the men's singles event at the 1992 Summer Olympics. "Louis...
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    Botha Regiment (formerly Regiment Botha) is a reserve infantry regiment of the South African Army. The Regiment was named after General Louis Botha,...
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    paint, of Paul Kruger's statue in Church Square, Pretoria. The statue of Louis Botha situated outside the Houses of Parliament in Cape Town was vandalised...
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    Burgher educationist, founder of Kingswood College, Kandy, Sri Lanka Louis Botha (1862–1919), South African politician, first Prime Minister of the Union...
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