Jim Fouché
Birth Name: Jacobus Johannes Fouché
Date of Birth: 6 June, 1898
Place of Birth: Wepener, Orange Free State, South Africa
Date of Death: 23 September, 1980
Place of Death: Bellville, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Ethnicity: Afrikaner [German, Dutch, Belgian Flemish, French Huguenot, Danish, Swiss-German, Portuguese], small amounts of African [Angolan, Khoikhoi, Ethiopian], Indian [Malayali, Bengali], English, remote Timorese, Malagasy, Indonesian, Chinese, Finnish, Swedish, and Swiss-French
Jim Fouché was a South African politician. A member of the National party, he was State President of South Africa, from 10 April, 1968 to 9 April, 1975, as well as, Minister of Defence, from 14 December, 1959 to 1 April, 1966, and Minister of Agricultural Technical Services and Water Affairs, from 1966 to 1968.
He was married to Letta McDonald, with whom he had two children.
Jim’s patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to his eighth great-grandfather, Philippe Fouché, who was born in Suèvres, Loir-et-Cher, France. Some of his ancestors were slaves from present day Bangladesh, Madagascar, Ethiopia, Angola, India (Malayali), Indonesia, East Timor, and China. Jim’s tenth great-grandmother was Krotoa, also known as Eva, a Khoikhoi interpreter.
Jim’s paternal grandfather was Stephanus Phillipus Fouché (the son of Stephanus Phillipus Fouché and Engela Elizabeth Hugo). Stephanus was born in Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.
Jim’s paternal grandmother was Johanna Fouché (the daughter of Gustavus Wilhelmus Fouché/Voesee and Johanna Swanepoel). Johanna was born in Cape Province, South Africa.
Jim’s maternal grandfather was Rynhardt Petrus Steynberg (the son of Abraham Jacobus Steynberg And Johanna Catharina De Winnaar). Rynhardt was born in Rouxville, Orange Free State, South Africa.
Jim’s maternal grandmother was Elizabeth Johanna Jacomina Snyman (the daughter of Francois Jacobus Johannes Snyman And Maria Elisabeth Johanna Prinsloo). Jim’s grandmother Elizabeth was born in Rouxville, Orange Free State, South Africa.
Jim was a second cousin, once removed, of State President of South Africa F. W. de Klerk. Jim’s paternal great-grandparents, Gustavus Wilhelmus Fouché/Voesee and Johanna Swanepoel, were also F. W.’s maternal great-great-grandparents.
Sources: Genealogies of Jim Fouché – https://www.familysearch.org
https://www.findagrave.com
It appears Pres. Fouché and Pres. F.W. de Klerk were 2nd cousins through shared great-grandparents Gustavus Wilhelmus Fouché and Johanna Swanepoel.
A totally unnecessary trivia since the site is not moderated anymore..
Change the sentence “Jim’s 10th Great Grandmother was Krotoa a Khoikhoi interpreter (also known as Eva)” to “Jim’s 10th great-grandmother was Krotoa (also known as Eva), a Khoikhoi interpreter.”
Change Indian to Malayali. His Indian ancestry is from the Malabar coast, which is where the Malayali are native to.
Helena van Malabar? Basically a founding member of Afrikaner society.