Louis Botha

(Tvl, SA) Not educated, farmer, married lli'1 Irishwoman," practical, popular leader whom the people respected", 1899-1902 ABW General. At peace negotiations at Vereeniging said "Our great task of building a SA nation begins tomorrow." After ABW went to England to raise relief funds; additional 8 million pounds was voted after an article he wrote in a journal. 1907 Prime Minister of Transvaal, encouraged scientific farming methods, established Land Bank and co-ops. He developed close bonds with Smuts; both aimed for a united SA and went to the National Convention 1909. 1910-19 first Prime Minister of the Union of SA; was embarrassed by Hertzog.