Vice State President of the South African Republic

Vice State President of the South African Republic
Vise-staatspresident der Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek
Style His Excellency
Formation March 1877
First holder Paul Kruger
Final holder Schalk Willem Burger
Abolished 31 May 1902

Vice States President of the South African Republic (Dutch: Vise-staatspresident der Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek) was the second highest political position in South African Republic. The vice president was constitutional successor of the President of the South African Republic.[1]

The position was first established in March 1877 before the British annexation in April 1877.[2]

List of Vice Presidents of the South African Republic

NameInauguratedLeft OfficeNotes
Paul Kruger March 1877 April 1877 [3][4]
Paul Kruger 13 Dec 1880 9 May 1883 Kruger was a member of the triumvirate, and also held this additional title.[5]
Piet Joubert May 1883 May 1888 [6]
Nicolaas Smit May 1888 4 April 1896 Died in office
Piet Joubert May 1896 28 March 1900 Died in office
Schalk Willem Burger March 1900 31 May 1902 [7]

References

  1. ↑ http://dspace.nwu.ac.za/handle/10394/14081%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D Die ontstaan en ontwikkeling van die amp van die staatspresident in die Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek, 1858-1902, "Du Plessis_JS_Chapter11.pdf" (2.125Mb)
  2. ↑ https://www.angloboerwar.com/component/jifile/download/NTBlM2VmY2NjYjE3N2U2MTliNWE5Yjk4ZTBkZjQ0NDg=/timeshistory01-03-pdf
  3. ↑ http://dspace.nwu.ac.za/handle/10394/14081%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D Die ontstaan en ontwikkeling van die amp van die staatspresident in die Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek, 1858-1902, "Du Plessis_JS_Chapter11.pdf" (2.125Mb)
  4. ↑ https://books.google.fi/books?id=vnEABAAAQBAJ The Transvaal Rebellion: The First Boer War, 1880-1881
  5. ↑ http://www.archontology.org/nations/south_africa/transvaal/00_1880_1902_s.php
  6. ↑ https://books.google.fi/books?id=_3SfxrH82Z8C A Question Of Treason
  7. ↑ https://books.google.fi/books?id=wcdBAAAAYAAJ South African memories
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