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Marthinus Pretorius Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Marthinus Pretorius, based on 13 World History Database records associated with South Africa.

13 records1853–18819 events4 places

Chronological biography

1853

Commandant1853

Warfare / Military · Commandant General · Orange Free State

Appointed Commander of the Boer forces

1857

President of South Africa1857

Government / Government of South Africa · President of South Africa

Appointedrst President of the newly formed South African Republic, 1st term

1859

Election1859

Government / Government of South Africa · President of South Africa · Orange Free State

Elected President of the Orange Free State

Free State1859

Government / Government of South Africa · President of South Africa · Orange Free State

Elected President of the Orange Free State

1864

Election1864

Government / Government of South Africa · President of South Africa · Pretoria

Elected President of the South African Republic, 2nd term

1868

Capture of Bechuanaland1868

Warfare / Military · President of South Africa · Bechuanaland

Captures Bechuanaland but cedes Delagoa Bay to Portugal

1869

President of South Africa1869

Government / Government of South Africa · President of South Africa

Appointed President of the South African Republic, 3rd term

1871

Resignation of Marthinus Pretorius1871

Government / Government of South Africa · President of South Africa · Vaal

The Volksraad refuses to ratify arbitration, depriving Boers of Vaal diamond fields

1877

Alliance Marthinus Pretorius and insurgent Boer leaders1877

Government / Government of South Africa · Commandant General

The British capture the Orange Free State & Pretorius joins the insurgent Boer leaders

Free State1877

Government / Government of South Africa · Commandant General

The British capture the Orange Free State & Pretorius joins the insurgent Boer leaders

1881

Free State1881

Government / Government of South Africa · Commandant General · Orange Free State

Helps win independence for the Orange Free State from Britain

Independence of Orange Free State1881

Government / Government of South Africa · Commandant General · Orange Free State

Helps win independence for the Orange Free State from Britain

Independence of South Africa1881

Government / Government of South Africa · Commandant General · Orange Free State

Helps win independence for the Orange Free State from Britain

Titles and roles

Commandant General · President of South Africa

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.