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List of State Presidents of the South African Republic
(Transvaal Republic)
South African Republic
The South African Republic , often informally known as the Transvaal Republic, was an independent Boer-ruled country in Southern Africa during the second half of the 19th century. Not to be confused with the present-day Republic of South Africa, it occupied the area later known as the South African...
(Transvaal Republic)
| President | Portrait | Tenure | Notes |
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| Marthinus Wessel Pretorius Marthinus Wessel Pretorius The son of the famous Voortrekker leader Andries Pretorius, Marthinus Wessel Pretorius was the first president of the South African Republic, and also compiled the constitution of the Republic.... |
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6 January 1857 – 15 September 1860 | President of the Executive Council of the South African Republic |
| Johannes Hermanus Grobler |  |
15 September 1860 – 6 December 1860 | Acting President of the Executive Council of the South African Republic |
| Stephanus Schoeman Stephanus Schoeman Commandant-General Stephanus Schoeman was State President of the South African Republic , from 6 December, 1860 until 17 April 1862.... |
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6 December 1860 – 17 April 1862 | Acting President of the Executive Council of the South African Republic |
| Willem Cornelis Janse van Rensburg Willem Cornelis Janse van Rensburg Willem Cornelis Janse van Rensburg was the Second President of the South African Republic, from 1863 to 1864.... |
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18 April 1862 – 10 May 1864 | Acting President of the Executive Council of the South African Republic (18 April 1862 – 23 October 1863) President of the Executive Council of the South African Republic (23 October 1863 – 10 May 1864) |
| Marthinus Wessel Pretorius Marthinus Wessel Pretorius The son of the famous Voortrekker leader Andries Pretorius, Marthinus Wessel Pretorius was the first president of the South African Republic, and also compiled the constitution of the Republic.... |
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10 May 1864 – 22 November 1871 | President of the Executive Council of the South African Republic (10 May 1864 – 22 October 1866) 1st State President of the South African Republic (22 October 1866 – 20 November 1871) The office of the State President is created by constitutional amendment approved at session of the Volksraad 22 October 1866 |
| Daniël Jacobus Erasmus Daniel Jacobus Erasmus Daniel Jacobus Erasmus was a South African Boer political figure. He served as the acting president of Transvaal between 1871 and 1872.... |
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21 November 1871 – 1 July 1872 | Acting State President of the South African Republic |
| Thomas François Burgers Thomas Francois Burgers -Literature:... |
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1 July 1872 – 12 April 1877 | 2nd State President of the South African Republic |
| British Annexation (12 April 1877 – 8 August 1881) | |||
| Triumvirate Triumvirate A triumvirate is a political regime dominated by three powerful individuals, each a triumvir . The arrangement can be formal or informal, and though the three are usually equal on paper, in reality this is rarely the case...
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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 is granted self-government, subject to the suzerainty of the British crown, on 8 August 1881. |
| Paul Kruger Paul Kruger Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger , better known as Paul Kruger and affectionately known as Uncle Paul was State President of the South African Republic... |
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9 May 1883-31 May 1902 Left the Republic on 10 September 1900 |
2nd State President of the South African Republic |
| Schalk Willem Burger Schalk Willem Burger Schalk Willem Burger was a South African military leader, lawyer, and statesman, and was acting President of the South African Republic from 1900 to 1902, whilst Paul Kruger was in exile.-Military service:... |
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10 September 1900 – 31 May 1902 | Acting State President of the South African Republic (acting for absent Kruger) |