7,396
edits
Paul Kruger: Difference between revisions
From Tardis Wiki, the free Doctor Who reference
no edit summary
(Created page with "{{wikipediainfo}} {{Infobox Individual |aka = |image = |species = Human |affiliation = Transvaal |origin = Earth |job = President{{!}}State President of the Transvaal |job2 = Vice President{{!}}Vice President of the Transvaal |only cs = White Man's Burden (short story) |appearances = }} '''Paul Kruger''' was the Vice President of the Transvaal in 1877, and later...") |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 21: | Line 21: | ||
Upon his death, Kruger's memorial service attracted tens of thousands into the square in [[Pretoria]]. | Upon his death, Kruger's memorial service attracted tens of thousands into the square in [[Pretoria]]. | ||
Kruger had | Kruger had [[Paul Kruger (statue)|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 [[British-Zulu war|Zulu war]], no [[apartheid]], no [[Nelson Mandela|Mandela]]". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|White Man's Burden (short story)}}) | 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 [[British-Zulu war|Zulu war]], no [[apartheid]], no [[Nelson Mandela|Mandela]]". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|White Man's Burden (short story)}}) | ||
| Line 28: | Line 28: | ||
[[Category:19th century individuals]] | [[Category:19th century individuals]] | ||
[[Category:20th century individuals]] | |||
[[Category:Human government officials]] | [[Category:Human government officials]] | ||
[[Category:Human leaders]] | [[Category:Human leaders]] | ||
[[Category:Politicians from the real world]] | [[Category:Politicians from the real world]] | ||
