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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.
May 15, 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.
Overview. Marthinus Wessel Pretorius. (1819—1901) Quick Reference. (1819–1901) Boer statesman. He was President of the South African Republic (1857–71), having followed his father, Andries Pretorius, in the Great Trek. After fighting the Zulu, he became one of the four Transvaal commandant-generals, and was elected President.
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.
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Marthinus Wessel Pretorius (17 September 1819, Graaff-Reinet – 19 Mei 1901, Potchefstroom) was die eerste President van die Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR). Hy het ook die Grondwet van die Republiek opgestel en die stad Pretoria gestig en dit na sy vader, die Voortrekkerleier Andries Pretorius, genoem.
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Marthinus Wessel Pretorius is the 11,940th most popular politician (down from 11,394th in 2019), the 66th most popular biography from South Africa (up from 67th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular South African Politician.
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 constitution.
In the course of the second half of the nineteenth century Marthinus Wessel Pretorius played a very important role in the history of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek and the Republic of the Orange Free State.
