Nicolaas Diederichs
Nicolaas Johannes Diederichs (born November 17, 1903 in Ladybrand , Orange Free State , † August 21, 1978 in Pretoria ) was a South African politician and president.
Life
Diederichs completed his doctorate at the University of Leiden . When he returned to South Africa, he was appointed professor of political science at the Universiteit van die Vrystaat . As a result of his stay in Europe, he developed enthusiasm for the nationalism that was burgeoning there and for the Third Reich . During the 1930s and 1940s Diederichs was involved in Boer nationalist circles . His publications testify to radical standpoints, connecting the interests of the Boers with positions of Calvinism with Dutch influences. The most important work in this regard is the work Nasionalisme as lewens beskouing en sy verhouding tot internasionalisme , published in Bloemfontein in 1936 (German, for example, nationalism as a world view and its relationship to internationalism ).
In 1939 he appeared at the Economic People's Congress . As a result, Diederichs became a founding member and chairman of a newly formed African association, the Reddingsdaadbond , which pursued nationalistic and economic goals under the influence of the Great Depression in South Africa , which was felt worldwide . Further Diederichs assumed the chair of Afrikanse Nasionale Studentebond (ANS) and directed the Ekonomiese Instituut the Federasie van Afrikaanse Kultuurvereniginge (FAK). From 1938 to 1942 he practiced chairs the influential racially oriented Afrikaner Broederbond out.
This development led to the rise of the National Party , which, after its election victory in 1948, fully implemented an apartheid policy that was already emerging . Diederichs was appointed Minister of Economics in 1958 and finally gained significant influence as Finance Minister (1967–1975). He then became President of South Africa, his term of office beginning on April 19, 1975 and ending with his death on August 21, 1978.
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| SURNAME | Diederichs, Nicolaas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Diederichs, Nicolaas Johannes (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South African politician, president |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th November 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ladybrand, Orange Free State |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 21, 1978 |
| Place of death | Pretoria |