Kruger,
Paul (born Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger) 1825-1904; South African statesman: president of the South African Republic (1883-1900)
See Kruger in American Heritage Dictionary 4
South African politician. A founder (1852) and president (1883-1900) of Transvaal, he instituted nationalist policies that led to the Boer War (1899-1902).