Hans Strydom
Actor
Durban, Natal, South Africa
Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom, (also spelled Strydom) commonly called JG Strydom or Hans Strydom (14 July 1893 – 24 August 1958), nicknamed the Lion of the North, was Prime Minister of South Africa from 30 November 1954 to 24 August 1958.<ref name=BOE_JG_Strijdom /> He was an uncompromising Afrikaner nationalist, and a proponent of racial segregation that led the way to the establishment of the system of apartheid.
Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom, (also spelled Strydom) commonly called JG Strydom or Hans Strydom (14 July 1893 – 24 August 1958), nicknamed the Lion of the North, was Prime Minister of South Africa from 30 November 1954 to 24 August 1958.<ref name=BOE_JG_Strijdom /> He was an uncompromising Afrikaner nationalist, and a proponent of racial segregation that led the way to the establishment of the system of apartheid.