Log in or Sign up
Coin Talk
Home
Forums
>
Coin Forums
>
World Coins
>
"Follow The Leader" coin thread BY THEME (for ALL types of coins, tokens, and medals)
>
Reply to Thread
Message:
<p>[QUOTE="coin_nut, post: 3014385, member: 80148"]Paul Kruger. It seems he went into voluntary exile rather than being murdered or jailed. Part of his story from Wikipedia:</p><p><br /></p><p>"Following the influx of thousands of predominantly British settlers with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witwatersrand_Gold_Rush" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witwatersrand_Gold_Rush" rel="nofollow">Witwatersrand Gold Rush</a> of 1886, "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uitlander" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uitlander" rel="nofollow">uitlanders</a>" (out-landers) provided almost all of the South African Republic's tax revenues but lacked civic representation; Boer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burgher_(Boer_republics)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burgher_(Boer_republics)" rel="nofollow">burghers</a> retained control of the government. The uitlander problem and the associated tensions with Britain dominated Kruger's attention for the rest of his presidency, to which he was re-elected in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transvaal_presidential_election,_1888" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transvaal_presidential_election,_1888" rel="nofollow">1888</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transvaal_presidential_election,_1893" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transvaal_presidential_election,_1893" rel="nofollow">1893</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transvaal_presidential_election,_1898" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transvaal_presidential_election,_1898" rel="nofollow">1898</a>, and led to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jameson_Raid" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jameson_Raid" rel="nofollow">Jameson Raid</a> of 1895–96 and ultimately the Second Boer War. Kruger left for Europe as the war turned against the Boers in 1900 and spent the rest of his life in exile, refusing to return home following the British victory. After he died in Switzerland at the age of 78 in 1904, his body was returned to South Africa for a state funeral, and buried in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroes%27_Acre_(South_Africa)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroes%27_Acre_(South_Africa)" rel="nofollow">Heroes' Acre</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretoria" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretoria" rel="nofollow">Pretoria</a>."[ATTACH=full]748139[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]748141[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="coin_nut, post: 3014385, member: 80148"]Paul Kruger. It seems he went into voluntary exile rather than being murdered or jailed. Part of his story from Wikipedia: "Following the influx of thousands of predominantly British settlers with the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witwatersrand_Gold_Rush']Witwatersrand Gold Rush[/URL] of 1886, "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uitlander']uitlanders[/URL]" (out-landers) provided almost all of the South African Republic's tax revenues but lacked civic representation; Boer [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burgher_(Boer_republics)']burghers[/URL] retained control of the government. The uitlander problem and the associated tensions with Britain dominated Kruger's attention for the rest of his presidency, to which he was re-elected in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transvaal_presidential_election,_1888']1888[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transvaal_presidential_election,_1893']1893[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transvaal_presidential_election,_1898']1898[/URL], and led to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jameson_Raid']Jameson Raid[/URL] of 1895–96 and ultimately the Second Boer War. Kruger left for Europe as the war turned against the Boers in 1900 and spent the rest of his life in exile, refusing to return home following the British victory. After he died in Switzerland at the age of 78 in 1904, his body was returned to South Africa for a state funeral, and buried in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroes%27_Acre_(South_Africa)']Heroes' Acre[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretoria']Pretoria[/URL]."[ATTACH=full]748139[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]748141[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
Your name or email address:
Do you already have an account?
No, create an account now.
Yes, my password is:
Forgot your password?
Stay logged in
Coin Talk
Home
Forums
>
Coin Forums
>
World Coins
>
"Follow The Leader" coin thread BY THEME (for ALL types of coins, tokens, and medals)
>
Home
Home
Quick Links
Search Forums
Recent Activity
Recent Posts
Forums
Forums
Quick Links
Search Forums
Recent Posts
Competitions
Competitions
Quick Links
Competition Index
Rules, Terms & Conditions
Gallery
Gallery
Quick Links
Search Media
New Media
Showcase
Showcase
Quick Links
Search Items
Most Active Members
New Items
Directory
Directory
Quick Links
Directory Home
New Listings
Members
Members
Quick Links
Notable Members
Current Visitors
Recent Activity
New Profile Posts
Sponsors
Menu
Search
Search titles only
Posted by Member:
Separate names with a comma.
Newer Than:
Search this thread only
Search this forum only
Display results as threads
Useful Searches
Recent Posts
More...