Africa - Egypt
Mar. 03, 1950 - General Smuts Dies With A Broken Heart Famous Statesman - Aged Eighty: Eighty year old Jan Chr. Stain Smuts the Field Marshal who preferred to be called a General died peacefully at his farmhouse home near Pretoria, after fighting off death nearly four months. The General heard ten days ago that his doctors and given up hope of his recovery when they told him Make any wish you like, general - Smuts took the sentence like a soldier and said that he would like to drive out into the Vald and have one last look. Smuts and his wife then drove 200 miles into the heart of his beloved country, after which he said Now I can die happy
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