Jan Smuts and the Old Boers Jan Smuts and the Old Boers Jan Christiaan Smuts, OM (24 May 1870 – 11 September 1950) was a prominent South African and Commonwealth statesman and military leader. He served as a Boer General during the Boer War, a British General during the First World War and was appointed Field Marshal during the Second World War. In addition to various Cabinet appointments, he served as Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa from 1919 to 1924 and from 1939 to 1948. He played a leading part in the post war settlements at the end of both world wars, making
Prime Minister of Myanmar was established for her on 6 April 2016. Prime Minister of Myanmar The Prime Minister of Myanmar was the head of government of Myanmar (also known as Burma) from 1948 to 2011. The position of Prime Minister was created in 1948, when Burma gained independence from the United Kingdom. Since then, eleven people have held the office (with two of them doing so on multiple occasions). Due to the country's long period of military rule, it has not been uncommon for the Prime Minister to be a serving (or recently retired) military officer. The actual power of the Prime Minister