J. G. Strijdom

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:awards Honorary_Doctorate_from_University_of_Pretoria
gptkbp:birthDate 1893-04-14
gptkbp:burialPlace Plumstead Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Johannes_Strijdom
gptkbp:contribution Advocacy for white supremacy policies
Development_of_South_African_infrastructure
Expansion_of_apartheid_laws
Promotion_of_Afrikaner_culture
Support_for_the_establishment_of_Bantustans
gptkbp:controversy Opposition to anti-apartheid movements
Criticism for handling of political dissent
Involvement in the suppression of protests
Legacy of apartheid policies
Support for racial segregation
gptkbp:deathDate 1958-08-24
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Pretoria
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Johannes_Gerhardus_Strijdom
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Key figure in apartheid era
Influenced_South_African_politics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label J. G. Strijdom
gptkbp:image J.G._Strijdom.jpg
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Hendrik_Verwoerd
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Daniel_François_Malan
gptkbp:knownFor Apartheid_policies
gptkbp:legacy Strijdom_Square,_Pretoria
gptkbp:nationality South_African
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Lion_of_the_North
gptkbp:office Minister of Finance
Minister of Transport
Minister of Mines
Minister_of_Native_Affairs
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Pietersburg,_South_Africa
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Cape_Town,_South_Africa
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:National_Party
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:National_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition gptkb:Afrikaner_nationalism
gptkbp:politicalRole 1920s
gptkbp:position Prime_Minister_of_South_Africa
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Daniel_François_Malan
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Dutch_Reformed_Church
gptkbp:signature Signature_of_J._G._Strijdom.svg
gptkbp:spouse Mina Strijdom
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Hendrik_Verwoerd
gptkbp:termEnd 1958-08-24
gptkbp:termStart 1954-04-01