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The son of the famous Voortrekker leader Andries Pretorius, Marthinus Wessel Pretorius (17 September 1819 - 19 May 1901) was the first president of the South African Republic, and also compiled the constitution of the Republic.
Sep 13, 2024 · Marthinus Wessel Pretorius was a Boer statesman, soldier, and founder of the town of Pretoria (1855). He was the first president of the South African Republic and also served as president of the Orange Free State, the only man to hold both offices.
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A biography of a Boer statesman who led the Great Trek and became President of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State. Learn about his conflicts with Britain, his role in the First Boer War, and his imprisonment.
Marthinus Wessel Pretorius (17 September 1819 – 19 May 1901) was a South African political leader. An Afrikaner (or Boer), he helped establish the South African Republic (Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek or ZAR; also referred to as Transvaal), was the first president of the ZAR, and also compiled its con
Jul 22, 2024 · Birthdate: July 22, 1822. Birthplace: (Also given as 27 Jul 1822 & 5 Jan 1822), Pretoriuskloof, Graaff-Reinet, South Africa. Death: January 05, 1864 (41) Burgeroorlog, Silkaatsnek, ZAR, South Africa (Casualty of Civil War) Place of Burial: Brits, Noordwes, South Africa.
- "Swart Martiens", "Oupa Tienie"
- July 22, 1822
Apr 8, 2024 · Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, President of the South African Republic (1857–60, 1864–71) and President of the Orange Free State (1860–63). Undated photograph.
Feb 17, 2011 · Marthinus Wessel Pretorius was born in September 17, 1819, near Graaff-Reinet in the then Cape Colony. He was a boer statesman, soldier, eldest son of the Great Trek leader Andries Pretorius, and the first president of the South African Republic and founder of Pretoria.
