Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill (61 page)

In 1907, just over seven years
: In 1910, Botha became the first prime minister of the newly formed Union of South Africa, the precursor to the Republic of South Africa.

“He and I have been out”
: Winston Churchill,
My Early Life
, 254.

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