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Jan Smuts
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Jan Christiaan Smuts | |
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| 4th Prime Minister of South Africa | |
| In office 5 September 1939 – 4 June 1948 | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Governor-General | Sir Patrick Duncan Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet (Acting) Gideon Brand van Zyl |
| Preceded by | James Barry Munnik Hertzog |
| Succeeded by | Daniel François Malan |
| 2nd Prime Minister of South Africa | |
| In office 3 September 1919 – 30 June 1924 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Governor-General | The Earl of Buxton The Prince Arthur of Connaught The Earl of Athlone |
| Preceded by | Louis Botha |
| Succeeded by | James Barry Munnik Hertzog |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 May 1870 Bovenplaats, Cape Colony |
| Died | 11 September 1950 (aged 80) Doornkloof, Irene, Transvaal Province, Union of South Africa |
| Political party | South African Party United Party |
| Spouse(s) | Issie Krige |
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Jan Christiaan Smuts, OM, CH, ED, KC, FRS, PC (24 May 1870 – 11 September 1950), was a South African soldier and Prime Minister, from 1919 to 1924 and again from 1939 to 1948.
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