'''Stephanes Johannes Paulus Kruger''' was an [[Boer]] political leader in the late nineteenth century. He was president of the South African Republic of the [[Transvaal]]. He led his country during its war with the [[United Kingdom]] from 1899-1902. When it became clear his country would lose he fled to Switzerland, in order to find support for his people, where he stayed until his death in 1904. Kruger was a devout [[Calvinist]]. | '''Stephanes Johannes Paulus Kruger''' was an [[Boer]] political leader in the late nineteenth century. He was president of the South African Republic of the [[Transvaal]]. He led his country during its war with the [[United Kingdom]] from 1899-1902. When it became clear his country would lose he fled to Switzerland, in order to find support for his people, where he stayed until his death in 1904. Kruger was a devout [[Calvinist]]. |