Overview
Identifiers
Alternate Site Codes
CPT/NAMM/0060
Inventory Number
2627BB193
Site Name
JG Strydom Bust, Begin Street, Krugersdorp
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Friday, February 12, 2021 - 12:20
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Friday, February 12, 2021 - 12:20.
Identifiers
Classifications
Description
Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom (also spelled Strydom; 14 July 1893 – 24 August 1958), also known as Hans Strijdom and nicknamed the "Lion of the North", was Prime Minister of South Africa from 30 November 1954 to 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 perpetuated the NP's Apartheid policies during his rule. The purpose of this memorial is to depict events related to the first Boer war.
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
Yes
Builder
Designer
Construction Materials
Bronze
Pedestal Material
Sandstone
Person/Institution Commemorated
Event Commemorated
The first Boer War.
Date Unveiled
Inscriptions
/Het die republikeinse ideal dmstreeks 1930 in suid- afrikaans last herleef en daarmee het hy aanceslut by die republikeine staatsvorm wat pres Kruger en sy burgers in 1880 by paardekraal in ere herstel het/NB: For more inscriptions see images
Location
Location
Mapping
-26.092008, 27.778154
Gauteng
- West Rand
- Mogale City
Directions to Site
Situated at north-west of Grand Parade at the corner of darling street and Buitekant street. Located on the Parade, opposite the Library.
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