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South Africa, Paul Kruger Boer War National Anthem of Boers 1900 Old UB Postcard

Publisher: Bruno Buerger & Ottillie, Lith Anst. Leipzig
Series No: 6138
Stamp: 3pf
Condition: Used
Background: Stephanus Johannes Paulus "Paul" Kruger (1825 – 1904) was a political and military leader who served as President of the South African Republic (or Transvaal) from 1883 to 1900. Nicknamed Oom Paul ("Uncle Paul"), he came to international prominence as the face of the Boer cause—that of the Transvaal and its neighbour the Orange Free State—against Britain during the Second Boer War of 1899–1902, and has been called a personification of Afrikanerdom. He remains a controversial and divisive figure; admirers venerate him as a tragic folk hero, while critics view him as the obstinate guardian of an unjust cause.

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