Ruler · 1870 – 1950

Jan Smuts

Lived 1870 – 1950; philosopher, politician, writer, military officer. Prime Minister of South Africa of Union of South Africa, 1919 – 1924 and 1 more term.

Wikidata's English label: Jan Christiaan Smuts.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: 1870 – 1950; 80 years
In office: 14 years; 2 reigns
Lines: 1; Union of South Africa
Left it: left office alive; read off the dates alone

Prime Minister of South Africa

Union of South Africa · the 1st and 6th of 11 dated reigns · 1919 – 1978

Jan Smuts1919 – 1924

J. B. M. Hertzog1924 – 1939

George V1931 – 1936

Edward VIII1936

George VI1936 – 1952

Jan Smuts1939 – 1948

D. F. Malan1948 – 1954

Elizabeth II1952 – 1961

J. G. Strijdom1954 – 1958

2 after

killed, executed or dead in battledied in officeleft alive by a regular roada second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1919 – 1924 · 5 years · came to it aged 49 · term 1 of 2

Left it: left office aliveread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1924; they died in 1950

Reigned 1939 – 1948 · 9 years · came to it aged 69 · term 2 of 2

Left it: left office aliveread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1948; they died in 1950

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