Louis luyt autobiography

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        1. ISBN: - 1st Edition.
        2. This biography tells the story of Luyt's impoverished childhood, his success as an industrialist and his political activities.
        3. Having been a rugby player as a young man, Luyt went on to become a businessman.
        4. This biography tells the story of Luyt's impoverished childhood, his success as an industrialist and his political activities.

          5. This biography tells the story of Luyt's impoverished childhood, his success as an industrialist and his political activities..

          Louis Luyt

          South African businessman and politician

          Louis Luyt (18 June 1932 – 1 February 2013) was a South African business tycoon and politician, and one-time rugby administrator.[1][2]

          Having been a rugby player as a young man, Luyt went on to become a businessman.

          He founded Triomf Fertiliser and Luyt Breweries, and took control of Ellis Park stadium in Johannesburg. Distrusted by the Afrikaner elite, Luyt achieved financial success without being a member of the secretive Broederbond.

          The Citizen

          In 1976, during the apartheid era, Luyt founded a new English language newspaper, The Citizen.[3] It was later revealed that the money to establish and finance the newspaper had come from a secret slush fund of the Department of Information, and ultimately from the Department of Defense.[4]

          Rugby administrator

          He was president of the South African Rugby Union when the Springboks, the national team, won the Rugby World Cup in 1995 a