Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger (or justPaul Kruger) (10 October 1825–14 July 1904) was thepresident of theSouth African Republic (sometimes incorrectly referred to as the Transvaal) from 1883 to 1900.[1][2][3] He became famous for leading theBoers against theBritish at the time of theSecond Boer War.
Kruger grew up on his grandfather'sfarm. He worked as a commando (asoldierdefending farms), and became a respectedleader.
In 1877 theBritish Army took control of Transvaal, and Kruger became the leader of theresistance (the people who wanted to fight British control). On 30 December 1880, thegovernment of the South African Republic (Transvaal)elected (chose) him to be president. In 1881 Krugernegotiated (talked with theenemy) to agree thepeace.Kruger travelled toEurope, where many people respected him.
The Second Boer War began in 1899, and Kruger had to escape to Europe in October 1900. He moved toClarens inSwitzerland, where he died in 1904. People took his body back to South Africa andburied him in Church StreetCemetery inPretoria.
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