Jan Smuts

South African statesman and military officer (1870–1950)

Field Marshal Jan Christian Smuts (Afrikaans: [jan smœts]; baptismal name Jan Christiaan Smuts; 24 May 1870 – 11 September 1950) was a South African statesman, military officer and philosopher. In addition to holding various military and cabinet posts, he served as Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa from 1919 to 1924 and 1939 to 1948. Smuts was born to Afrikaner parents in the British Cape Colony.

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