State President of the South African Republic
| State President of the South African Republic
Staatspresident van de Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek | |
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| Style | His Excellency |
| Formation | October 22, 1866 |
| First holder | Marthinus Wessel Pretorius |
| Final holder | Paul Kruger |
| Abolished | May 31, 1902 |
This is a list of State Presidents of the South African Republic, which was referred to as the Transvaal Republic by the British.
List
| Name (Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Tenure | Notes | |
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| Presidents of the Executive Council (1857–1866) | ||||
| 1 | Marthinus Wessel Pretorius (1819–1901) |
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6 January 1857 – 15 September 1860 | First tenure |
| – | Johannes Hermanus Grobler (1813–1892) |
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15 September 1860 – 6 December 1860 | Acting President Ousted by Schoeman |
| Civil War (1861–1864) | ||||
| – | Stephanus Schoeman (1810–1890) |
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6 December 1860 – 17 April 1862 | Acting President After 1862, the leader of rebel forces |
| 2 | Willem Cornelis Janse van Rensburg (1818–1865) |
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18 April 1862 – 10 May 1864 | Acting President (until 23 October 1863) President (since 23 October 1863) |
| (1) | Marthinus Wessel Pretorius (1819–1901) |
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10 May 1864 – 22 October 1866 | Second tenure |
| State Presidents (1866–1902) | ||||
| 1 | Marthinus Wessel Pretorius (1819–1901) |
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22 October 1866 – 22 November 1871 | The office of the State President is created by constitutional amendment approved at session of the Volksraad on 22 October 1866. |
| – | Daniel Jacobus Erasmus (1830–1913) |
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21 November 1871 – 1 July 1872 | Acting State President |
| 2 | Thomas François Burgers (1834–1881) |
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1 July 1872 – 12 April 1877 | |
| First Boer War (12 April 1877 – 8 August 1881) First British annexation (Transvaal Colony) | ||||
| – | Triumvirate:
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13 December 1880 – 9 May 1883 | The government of the South African Republic resumed to exercise its functions in accordance with the resolution of the Volksraad of 13 December 1880; Transvaal Territory was granted self-government in accordance with the Pretoria Convention, subject to the suzerainty of the British crown, on 8 August 1881. |
| 3 | Paul Kruger (1825–1904) |
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9 May 1883 – 31 May 1902 | Left the Republic for Europe on 10 September 1900. |
| Second Boer War (11 October 1899 – 31 May 1902) | ||||
| – | Schalk Willem Burger (1852–1918) |
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10 September 1900 – 31 May 1902 | Acting State President Acting for absent Kruger |
| Post abolished with the Treaty of Vereeniging Second British annexation (Transvaal Colony) | ||||
Last election
Main article: Transvaal presidential election, 1898
| Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Paul Kruger | 12,858 | 86.5 |
| Piet Joubert | 2,001 | 13.5 |
| Total | 14,859 | 100 |
| Source: Encyclopædia Britannica[1] | ||
See also
References
- ↑ Encyclopedia Britannica 1911, p522
External links
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