Thomas François Burgers
Thomas François Burgers ( born April 15, 1834 in South Africa, † December 9, 1881 in South Africa) was a pastor and the 4 President of the South African Republic from 1871 to 1877.
Life
Thomas was the youngest child of Barend and Elizabeth Burger. He came to the Langefontein farm in Camdeboo area of Graaff Reinet, Cape Colony to the world. He studied at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands Theology and in 1859 pastor of the city of Hannover in South Africa. During his studies he learned Professor CW Opzoomer know and became a follower of his ideas, the rational and liberal traces was.
In South Africa, Rev. Burgers got into a stormy dispute with the Dutch Reformed Church Synod on his alleged liberalism and his doubts about the literal truth of the Bible. He was in fact the traditional culture against critical and laid great emphasis on pure knowledge. So he brought his unorthodox teaching in 1862 an accusation of heresy. 1864, he has even been found guilty by the Synod and should be hanged. However, the Supreme Court overturned the decision, so that Burgers 1865 could perform his duties again.
By operating the citizens of the Republic of South Africa Burgers turned on for the presidency in 1871 and won it with a majority of 2,964 to 388 in 1874 were the first coins of the South African Republic - the famous Burgerspond - introduced. Burgers made this in the Heaton 's Mint in Birmingham, England, when he was on a visit, embossed. Some people in the South African Republic opposed the issue of Burgersponds because the President's portrait on the coins was like a dictator. One of Burgers plans was to build a railway linking the Transvaal to the sea. In 1875, he traveled for a special trip to Europe to raise capital. However, this plan was thwarted by the leader of the Pedi, Sekhukhune, because its land was on the way of the proposed Eisenbahnrute. After 1877 Burgers was very unpopular and his government was insolvent. Burgers withdrew from political life and died in 1881.
Swell
- Politicians (South Africa)
- Reformed clergyman (19th Century )
- Born in 1834
- Died in 1881
- Man