The state president of the South African Republic had the executive authority in the South African Republic. According to the constitution of 1871, executive power was vested in the president, who was responsible to the Volksraad. The president was elected for a term of five years and was eligible for re-election. The president had to be Burgher and also qualified to vote for the First Volksraad elections, over 30 years old, a member of a Protestant church, and never convicted of a dishonourable offence.
The title before 1866 was and after 1866 ).
The country was referred to as the Transvaal Republic by the British.
List of officeholders Portrait Name Term of office Took office Left office Time in office Presidents of the Executive Council (1857–1866) 1 Marthinus Wessel Pretorius 6 January 1857 15 September 1860 – Johannes Hermanus Grobler 15 September 1860 6 December 1860 Civil War (1861–1864) – Stephanus Schoeman 6 December 1860 17 April 1862 2 Willem Cornelis Janse van Rensburg 18 April 1862 23 October 1863 23 October 1863 10 May 1864 (1) Marthinus Wessel Pretorius 10 May 1864 22 October 1866 State Presidents (1866–1902) 1 Marthinus Wessel Pretorius 22 October 1866 20 November 1871 – Daniel Jacobus Erasmus 21 November 1871 1 July 1872 2 Thomas François Burgers 1 July 1872 12 April 1877 First Boer War (12 April 1877 – 8 August 1881)First British annexation (Transvaal Colony) – Triumvirate: Paul Kruger Marthinus Wessel Pretorius Piet Joubert 13 December 1880 9 May 1883 3 Paul Kruger 9 May 1883 31 May 1902 Second Boer War (11 October 1899 – 31 May 1902) – Schalk Willem Burger 10 September 1900 31 May 1902 Post abolished with the Treaty of VereenigingSecond British annexation (Transvaal Colony)
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Last election
See also State President of the Orange Free State State Secretary of the South African Republic State Attorney of the South African Republic
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External links
Archontology.org: South African Republic (Transvaal): Heads of State: 1857–1902