Word: malanian
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Dates: during 1954-1954
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...Malanian Miscalculation. It took the Nationalist Party bosses, meeting in Pretoria, only seven minutes last week to elect Strydom to power. Outside, an excited crowd waited for the first appearance of their new Prime Minister. "Dis die leeul" (It is the Lion), they cried, and hoisted him shoulder high. No smile, no sign of expression crossed the Lion's feline face as supporters began singing the Boer song Vrye Volk. Wailed Daniel Malan when he heard of it: "I have miscalculated . . . I have miscalculated...
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