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| Jan Christiaan Smuts | |
Prime Minister of South Africa | |
| In office September 5, 1939 – June 4, 1948 | |
| Preceded by | James Barry Munnik Hertzog |
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| Succeeded by | Daniel François Malan |
| In office September 3, 1919 – June 30, 1924 | |
| Preceded by | Louis Botha |
| Succeeded by | James Barry Munnik Hertzog |
| Born | May 24 1870(1870-05-24) Bovenplaats, near Malmesbury, Cape Colony (now South Africa) |
| Died | September 11, 1950 (aged 80) Doornkloof, Irene, near Pretoria, South Africa |
| Political party | South African Party United Party |
| Spouse | Isie Krige |
| Religion | Calvinist |
Field Marshal Jan Christiaan Smuts, OM, CH, PC, ED, KC, FRS (May 24, 1870 – September 11, 1950) was a prominent South African and British Commonwealth statesman, military leader, and philosopher.
In addition to various cabinet appointments, he served as Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa from 1919 until 1924 and from 1939 until 1948. He served in the First Wor