Oom Paul
Americannoun
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Oom Paul quickly recognized young Smuts's ability, made him State Attorney at 28, though he was not legally eligible.
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The sentence was commuted to 15 years' imprisonment, and after some months, thanks to a world-wide storm of protest and Oom Paul Krugers canniness, quashed.
From Time Magazine Archive
After the Boer War she married a swashbuckling revolutionary named MacBride, who had fought as a major for Oom Paul Kruger.
From Time Magazine Archive
More than any other man since their legendary 19th century Boer chieftain, "Oom Paul" Kruger, Vorster is their accepted leader.
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Bring Buno here," said Oom Paul, "and I will talk to him like a Dutch uncle.
From Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer by O'Neil, Owen Rowe
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