Jan van Riebeeck

Rarity: Uncommon

A topic a little better known than average, read and translated beyond its own country.

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History and politics

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What Wikipedia says

Johan Anthoniszoon van Riebeeck (21 April 1619 – 18 January 1677) was a Dutch merchant and colonial administrator who served as the first Commander of the Cape from 1652 to 1662.

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