J. G. Strijdom
Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom (also spelled
Strydom in accordance with Afrikaans spelling; 14 July 1893 – 24 August 1958), also known as
Hans Strijdom and nicknamed the
Lion of the North or the
Lion of Waterberg, was a South African politician and the fifth
prime minister of South Africa from 30 November 1954 to his death on 24 August 1958. He was an uncompromising
Afrikaner nationalist and a member of the largest, ''
baasskap'' (
white supremacist) faction of the
National Party (NP), who further accentuated the NP's
apartheid policies and break with the
Union of South Africa in favour of a republic during his rule.
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