Daniel Francois Malan: South African Prime Minister (1874-1959)
Daniel Francois Malan (May 22 1874 – February 7 1959) also known as D.F.
Malan, was Prime Minister of South Africa from 1948 to 1954. He was leader of the National Party, an Afrikaner nationalist political party. Apartheid began as a state policy in South Africa under Malan.
Daniel François Malan | |
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| 5th Prime Minister of South Africa | |
| In office 4 June 1948 – 30 November 1954 | |
| Monarch | George VI Elizabeth II |
| Governor-General | Gideon Brand van Zyl Ernest George Jansen |
| Preceded by | Jan Smuts |
| Succeeded by | Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 30 June 1924 – 20 May 1933 | |
| Prime Minister | J. B. M. Hertzog |
| Preceded by | Patrick Duncan |
| Succeeded by | Jan Hofmeyr |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 May 1874 Riebeek-Wes, Cape Colony |
| Died | 7 February 1959 (aged 84) Stellenbosch, Cape, South Africa |
| Political party | National Party |
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