Boer
Boer / bôr; boŏr/ chiefly hist. • n. a member of the Dutch and Huguenot population that settled in southern Africa in the late 17th century.
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POPULATION: About 3.1 million
LANGUAGE: English
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B… Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki , Mbeki, Thabo Mvuyelwa 1942–
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“It is imperative that the government empower black people not…
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