Stephanus Johannes Paul Kruger (
October 10,
1825 -
July 14,
1904) was born in the
Cape Colony into a family of
Prussian descent. He was a prominent
Boer resistance leader against
British rule and became a became the first president of the
Transvaal Republic[?] on
December 30,
1880. Kruger died in exile during the second
Boer War.
The Kruger National Park[?] is named after him, as is the Krugerrand coin, which features his face.
- Link to Kruger Park web page for a brief biography Paul Kruger (http://www.krugerpark.co.za/paul-kruger-history.html)