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Jan Christiaan Smuts OM CH ED KC FRS PC (24 May 1870 – 11 September 1950) was a prominent South African and British Commonwealth statesman military leader and philosopher. In addition to holding various cabinet posts he served as Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa from 1919 until 1924 and from 1939 until 1948. He was a supporter of racial segregation and white minority rule.He led the Boer Commando in the Second Boer War for the Transvaal.

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active years end date
1924-06-30, 1948-06-04
active years start date
1919-09-03, 1939-09-05
birth date
1870-05-24
birth place
Malmesbury Western Cape, Cape Colony, Riebeek West
death date
1950-09-11
death place
Pretoria, Union of South Africa, Transvaal Province, Irene Gauteng
governor general
Gideon Brand van Zyl, Patrick Duncan (Governor-General), Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet
monarch
George V, George VI
order in office
2nd, Prime Minister of South Africa
party
United Party (South Africa), South African Party
religion
Calvinism
successor
Daniel François Malan, J. B. M. Hertzog

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