Equistrian Statue of Louis Botha
This memorial on the Stal Plein commemorates General Louis Botha (1862-1919). He was a Boer war hero during the South-African War (Anglo-Boer War). Later on, he became the first Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa, the forerunner of the modern South African state.
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- Text: Fedor de Vries
- Photos: Raymond.ellis
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