-became Auralia in 1933
State Presidents of the Republic of South Africa to the North of the Vaal River; or the Transvaal Republic
1852-1863: Francois Uys †
1852: Republic constituted under the Union of New Utrecht
1852: Ran unopposed
1856: Ran unopposed
1860: Ran unopposed
-unifies various republics north of the vaal into one govt which incorporates transorange migrants, secures recognition from cape govt
-four constituent states being New Utrecht, Bantjesburg [Johannesburg] Uysburg, and Zuid-Nassau
-constitution based on Union of Utrecht, with capital at New Utrecht
1863-1868: Victor Beyers
1864: Ran unopposed
-modernizing, to scandal of very traditionalist nation
-faced with war with Bapedi in 1865 over cattle disputes, no support from people
-resulting in many defeats
-escalates more with Zulu war
-results in total peace treaty acceding to demands
1868-1877: Stephanus Grobler [resigned]
1868 def. Victor Beyers
1872 def.
1876 def.
1876: Constitutional amendment, formation of Witwatersrand municipal government
-discovery of gold in Witwatersrand in 1869
-with California gold rush having slowed down in this era, causes sudden migration from around the world
-incl. many Catholics, Australians
-rising crisis over uitlanders, their enfranchisement
-naturalization laws extended to exclude them
-by 1875, uitlanders outnumber burghers
-form Reform Committee to advocate reform of government
-seeing writing on wall, formation of municipal government as compromise bill
-however, States-General votes him out as viewed as betrayal
1877-1879: Cornelis van Rensburg [resigned]
1877: Elected by States-General
1878: Witwatersrand municipal government declares the Union of New Utrecht abrogated, constitutes Uitlander Army
-attempt to dissolve municipal government goes badly
-instead Reform Committee subset rallies and declares revolution
-with war going badly, forced to resign
1879-1882: Piet Smit
1879: Elected by States-General
1882: Peace of New Utrecht, Transvaal Constitutional Convention held
-military man who prosecutes war
-deflects against charge towards New Utrecht in 1880
-however, slow approach of front is something even he sees and he moves the capital
-eventually, decides to come to terms
-agrees to constitutional convention guaranteeing wide-range autonomy for lands - New Utrecht, Witwatersrand, Uysburg, and Zuid-Nassau
State Presidents of the Republic of Four United South African Lands; or the Transvaal Republic
1882-1894: (Reform Committee)
1882 def.
1886 def.
1890 def.
1894-1898: Paul Grobler (Burgher's Alliance)
1894 def.
-son of Stephanus Grobler
-secures enough support from Witwatersrand to win majority of States-General to become State President
1898-1910: Willem Rudolph Fouche (Reform Committee)
1894 def. Paul Grobler (Burgher's Alliance)
-promulgates customs union with natal and laurent marques
1910-1918: Francis F. Robinson (Reform Committee)
1918-1922: Hendrik van Tonder (People's Party)
1922-1925: (National Reform) †
1925-1926: (National Reform)
1926-1930: Andrew H. Law (Labor)
-product of series of white supremacist labor strikes