Tielman Johannes de Villiers Roos (56), politician and former South African Minister of Justice, dies after a long struggle against ill health. He was instrumental in the formation of the Pact Government in 1924 and in South Africa's withdrawal from the gold standard.
References
SAHO, Tielman Johannes de Villiers Roos, from South African History Online, [online], Available at www.sahistory.org.za [Accessed: 19 March 2014]|Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau.