Paardeberg
Paardeberg (pär´dəbərg, –bĕrk), historic location, Free State prov., South Africa. In Feb., 1900, during the South African War, Gen. Piet Cronje and his Boer (Afrikaner) troops were forced to surrender to the British army at Paardeberg.
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South African War , South African War or Boer War, 1899–1902, war of the South African Republic (Transvaal) and the Orange Free State against Great Britain.
Background
B… English , ALTERNATE NAMES: Whites (a generic term that includes Afrikaners)
POPULATION: About 3.1 million
LANGUAGE: English
About 14 percent, or 6.3 million, o… Boer , Boer
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Executive Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa
“It is imperative that the government empower black people not… Eskia Mphahlele , Mphahlele, Es’kia (Ezekiel) 1919–
Writer
The great fictional chronicler of South African life in the apartheid era is Es’kia Mphahlele, whose career… Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd , Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd (1901-1966) was the sixth prime minister of South Africa. He transformed apartheid into an effective instrument for the entr…
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