D. F. Malan

Daniel François Malan, South African clergyman and politician, 5th Prime Minister of South Africa (died 1959)

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Born: May 22, 1874
Died: February 7, 1959
Zodiac sign: Gemini
Birth year: 1874

About D. F. Malan

Daniël François Malan was a South African politician who served as the fourth prime minister of South Africa from 1948 to 1954. The National Party implemented the system of apartheid, which enforced racial segregation laws, during his tenure as prime minister. The Cape branch of the National Party was founded in 1915 and Malan was elected as its provincial leader. Malan's older sister, Cinie, later became a missionary and linguist.

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The world when D. F. Malan was born

D. F. Malan was born in 1874. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

Top headlineFirst zoo in US opens in Philadelphia
Technology milestoneBarbed wire patented
Notable inventionBarbed wire fencing
World population~1.54B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderUlysses S. Grant
U.S. population41.8M

1874 versus 2026

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Measure	1874	2026
Population	41.8M	341 million

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