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The Paramount Chieftaincy of the GNC of SA followed a hereditary system of leadership with the succession of Paramount Chief A.A.S. Le Fleur I. A.A.S. le Fleur I (1867-1941) was succeeded as Paramount Chief by his eldest son Abraham Andrew le Fleur (1898-1951) who in turn was succeeded by his eldest son Andrew Abraham Stockenstrom le Fleur II (1923-2004). Paramount Chief Alan Andrew le Fleur (born 1967) succeeded his father, A.A.S. le Fleur II, as eldest son.
Paramount Chief A.A.S. le Fleur I passed on the 11 June 1941 and was buried on the farm Brakkloof, next to the Robberg reserve, Plettenberg Bay. His eldest son Abram Andrew Le Fleur on 6 July 1941 at a ceremony held in Maitland Town Hall, Cape Town. Approximately 600 Griqua people attended the inauguration. The second eldest son of A.A.S. le Fleur and the President of the Griqua Independent Church of SA, Adam Johannes le Fleur presided over the inauguration. Under the leadership of Paramount Chief Abraham le Fleur in 1942 Beeswater, district van Rhynsdorp (now Matzikama Municipal area), became a formal settlement for Griqua peoples. The development and unveiling of the Volksmonument, Monument Street, Kranshoek in 1942 is one of the legacies of the late paramount Chief. The symbol are in honor of Paramount Chief A.A.S. le Fleur I, his wife, Kroonmoeder Racheal Sussanna le Fleur (born Kok) and all Griqua oudstryders (veterens) that has passed on. The Paramount Chief also institutes Griqua national days of celebration, for example since 1947 a Griqua year-end pilgrimage was instituted to the to the burial site of Paramount Chief le Fleur I and one of the sacred sites of the Griqua Peoples,on the farm Brakkloof, Robberg Peninsula, Plettenberg Bay and one of the sacred sites of the Griqua Peoples. Paramount Chief Abraham le Fleur are also acknowledged for the two schools he build in Beeswater and Kranshoek. He also trained many Griqua Burgers (men) in the fields of building and carpentry. Paramount Chief A.A. le Fleur passed on 13 July 1951 and is buried at the Volksmonument, Kranshoek.
A Regent, John (Boeta) Presence a member of the Uitvoerende Raad and Secretary of Paramount Chief Abraham le Fleur was appointed to fulfil the role of Paramount Chief after last mentioned Parmount Chief passed on. Andrew Abraham Stockenström le Fleur II, the eldest son of Paramount Chief A.A. le Fleur was 28 years old at the time and not ready to serve as Paramount Chief. The Regent for 15 months from July 1951 until 5 April 1953 of the GNC of SA. Paramount Chief Andrew Abraham Stockenström le Fleur II, succeeded his father at an inauguration ceremony on 6 April 1953, at the school, Kranshoek, Plettenberg Bay. The second eldest son of Paramount Chief A.A.S. le Fleur I and the President of the Griqua Independent Church of SA, Adam Johannes le Fleur also presided over the inauguration of Paramount Chief A.A.S. le Fleur II
Paramount Chief le Fleur II made various invaluable contributions to the towards the promotion of the Griqua people’s self-recognition, constitutional accommodation and development. This is a synopsis of his milestones.Paramount Chief le Fleur II and members of the Executive Council (Uitvoerende Raad) made submission (dated 28/01/1961) to then Prime Minister, Dr H.F. Verwoerd to reclaim the land that Griqua people were disposed of and request for the provision of the Griqua identity and broader constitutional accommodation. Through Proclamation R 123 of 1967 Griqua allowed to be classified as a group equal to Coloured. Griqua people took up the opportunity to apply under the Griqua race classification. Paramount Chief A.A.S. le Fleur, led a delegation of GNC of SA’s leadership and other leaders to the then Minister Hendrik Verwoerd in Cape Town to discuss, amongst others homelands for Griqua people. He lodged an application in a letter from the Provincial Administration Western Cape, dated 4 November 1994 for representation of the GNC of SA in the Provincial House of Traditional leaders. The application was however not approved.
Under his leadership the GNC of SA initiated calls for the return of the remains of the so-called Hottentot Venus Saartje Baartman for burial in her native land for the first time on the 22 December 1995. A statement was also delivered at the 13th session of the United Nations Working Group of Indigenous Populations (UNWGIP), Geneva on 27/07/1995.to appeal to the South African Government of National Unity to recognise the constitutionally of the Griqua People, namely;
A Memorandum dated 14/12/1995 to President Nelson R. Mandela, then President of the Republic of South Africa was spearheaded and compiled by the GNC of SA also on behalf of a collective of Griqua organisations that met on 10 October 1995 in Beaufort West. The joint Memorandum sets out the unified views on the constitutional accommodation or other wise of the GRIQUA aspirations, requested by you at the aforementioned meeting. Paramount Chief A.A.S. le Fleur II passed on 26 July 2004 in Plettenberg Bay. He was buried on 8 August 2004 at the Monument and sacred site in Ratelgat, Van Rhynsdorp
At an Extraordinary Conference (Buitengewone Konferensie) of the GNC of SA held on the morning of 30 December 2004 on the premises of the Volksmomument, Kranshoek, Chief Alan Andrew le Fleur was inaugurated the successor of his late father. The second youngest son of Paramount Chief Abraham le Fleur and the then eldest family member of the hereditary le Fleur family presided over the inauguration.
The United Nations Special Rapporteur (appointed Commissioner for Human Rights, Rudolfo Starvenhagen, to South Africa, visited the GNC of SA under the leadership of Paramount Chief Alan le Fleur from 3-4 August 2005 at Kranshoek. Paramount Chief Alan le Fleur and the Griqua Peoples of the GNC Of SA are being acknowledged with a MOTION OF GRATITUDE on 20 September 2011 by the National Council of Provinces (NCOP). An official letter dated 22/09/2011, to the effect was received by Paramount Chief le Fleur from the from the Chairperson of the NCOP, Honourable M.J. Mahlangu. GNC of SA was a founding member of the Griqua National Unity Form and the National Griqua Council in 2018 and 2024, respectively.