Paul Kruger
Paul Kruger was the Vice President of the Transvaal in 1877, and later State President through the late 19th century.
Biography
Paul Kruger was appointed Vice President of the Transvaal Boer Republic, serving under Thomas Burgers. shortly before the Transvaal's annexation into the British Empire. As Vice President, Kruger led a deputation to London to reverse the annexation.
Kruger would serve as State President of an independent Transvaal until 1900. (PROSE: White Man's Burden [+]Loading...["White Man's Burden (short story)"])
Legacy
Upon his death, Kruger's memorial service attracted tens of thousands into the square in Pretoria.
Kruger had a statue in Pretoria, which the Fifth Doctor noted had been a difficult job for the sculptor to create due to Kruger's discomfort at posing.
When the Transvaal failed to be annexed into the British Empire in 1877, the Fifth Doctor wondered how the alterations to the timeline would impact the future of South Africa. In summing up the Doctor's words, Turlough stated that without Kruger there would be "no Zulu war, no apartheid, no Mandela". (PROSE: White Man's Burden [+]Loading...["White Man's Burden (short story)"])
