Talk:J. G. Strijdom

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The following wiki-text came from the Johannes Strijdom which I redirected here recently. I don't have any way to authenticate the information, so I don't know if it will be useful to editors of this page, but wanted potential editors to know about the information as a starting place. ~ BigrTex 22:05, 14 December 2006 (UTC)  Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom  (1893 - 1958), the “lion of Transvaal” is a former Prime Minister of South Africa between 1954 and 1958. Born it July 14 1893 in Klipfontein close to Willowmore (colony of the Cape), JG Strijdom (Strydom in Afrikaans) made its studies in Victoria College of Stellenbosh then with Pretoria. Excel athlete, captain of the team of Rugby of Pretoria, stockbreeder of ostrich during a few times then civil servant, it continued studies of right before returning to agriculture. Lawyer, it is elected appointed in 1929 for the district of Waterberg (Nylstroom) under the colors of Parti national of the 1st minister James Barry Hertzog. In 1934, it is among the 12 deputies who refused the coalition between Jan Smuts and Hertzog, and follows Daniel Malan. It quickly assembles the levels of the National Party (NP) removed from its pro-Hertzog majority, becomes the chief of NP in Transvaal and director of  Die Transvaaler , the principal newspaper in Afrikaans of the north of the country. Partisan of Germany in 1939, it is violently anti-semite in several of its speeches. Member of the first government NP in 1948, it is in favour of a more thorough segregation still than envisages it it apartheid. He recommends the “ baaskap ”, i.e. the white, complete and absolute domination of the Master. He believes in the master-slave relations and refuses any collaboration with the other races what would mean, for him, a slow death. In 1954, it leaves for the first time its life the borders South Africa for short holidays in Europe. November 30 the 1954, it succeeds Daniel Malan, although this one had preferred to him Nicolaas Havenga, more moderated, for prednre its succession with the head of the party and the government. Strijdom Prime Minister makes eliminate from the government the elements most moderated until having around him only the “people of the north” of South Africa, i.e. most radical. Among them, one finds his future successor, Hendrik Verwoerd, the large architect of the separate development; Jan de Klerk, his beautiful brother and father of a future president of South Africa; Théophilus Donges, powerful Minister of Interior Department and Charles Swart, the Minister for Justice. Strijdom continues the policy of apartheid and makes withdraw the voting rights to the mongrels of the Cape and makes extend political repression against 156 black activists of which Nelson Mandela implied in the drafting of the chartre of freedom. Strijdom dies suddenly it August 24 1958 with Cap. international airport of Windhoek in Namibia carried its name until 1990. Many arteries and monuments continue to pay homage to him. Bronze a giant bust of Strijdom, carried out by the sculptor Coert Steynberg, had been inaugurated it May 31 1972 with Pretoria by Mrs Susan Strijdom. It belonged to the monumental unit which dominated the place Strijdom (Strijdom Square). At the date of May 31 2001, this bust and the cupola which overhung it are broken down victim of corrosion. It was then withdrawn and should join the museum located in its house of Nylstroom, its old stronghold. Married in second weddings in 1931 with Susanna de Klerk, JG Strijdom is also father of 2 children and uncle of the future president Frederik de Klerk. Prime Ministers of South Africa Series Africa in: Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom

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Any article which says a mainstream South African politician believed in the "master-'slave' relations", "withdraw the voting rights to the 'mongrels' of the Cape", and had "'arteries' and monuments" named after him cannot be reliable.JohnC (talk) 04:21, 23 January 2010 (UTC)

I note the contradictory suggestion that Strijdom was not pleased with the portfolio of agriculture, yet was interested in agriculture. Any evidence for this? I doubt Malan made him agriculture miniter because his "young wife" disliked Strijdom. No PM gives a minister a portfolio he doesn't want just to annoy him. Even if Malan's wife disliked Strijdom (and there is no evidence of this) that would not be a reason for Malan wanting Havenga to succeed him as Prime Minister. This whole topic sounds very unsound and improbable.JohnC (talk) 04:18, 23 January 2010 (UTC)

ObseloV
Where on earth did you find this rubbish? They keywords are correct... but "mongrels" take the cake. Again, keywords are in the right direction, but the smell that eminates from that translation sounds neo-Nazi. Evil stuff. Nothing from this text is not covered during the timespan of the subject, meaning, we've got the basic info we need. I'll get the rest from books, word-of-mouth (from people that were there) and online articles. I still can't imagine even the most fervent right-wing supporter of right-wing Afrikanerdom actually uttering words such as this. You need to slap whomever dreamt up that garble, they were smoking something.

1930 - 1943
Flipping through the few books relating to this subject I happen to have on my meagre shelves, I'm finding the period of 1930 to 1943 insanely interesting in South African politics. I should say, in politics pertaining to those who had the vote at the time, of course.

Afrikaner Nationalism reached a peak around 1942, and with World War II raging, all references seems to indicate that the Afrikanerdom, having isolated itself for two or three years by that time, hoped that Germany would keep the upperhand in Europe.

By 1943, common sense and the Afrikanerdom came back to earth, and saw that Germany was a lost cause. Yet, after this particular ideal existing in the party (National Party, NP), the NP goes ahead and tries to keep winning their elections. What do they do? They promise things to the previously alienated English-speaking electorate (due to the fact that the Afrikanerdom was too busy isolating itself from reality), and got this same electorate to have a hand in electing the NP into power in 1948.

The National Party happens to get a meagre victory, and thus, the NP (run at the moment by pro-Segregationist partisans) get into power. Same party, creates the official version of Apartheid, and we all live under it for a while.

I like to think having had it as a legal system, allowed it to be targeted more fervently by activism overseas (saying, that if it hadn't been institutionalised, it may have taken longer to bring it down), yet, at the same time I'd say we may never have really experienced the effects of Apartheid. Ho hum. Only G-d can know now.

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Pronunciation
How is the name "Strijdom" pronounced? Josh (talk) 19:06, 5 September 2020 (UTC)

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