President of the Orange Free State

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The President of the Orange Free State was the head of state and government of the former independent Boer republic in southern Africa during the 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf head of government
head of state
political office
abolishedAsConsequenceOf Second Boer War
appliesToJurisdiction Orange Free State
appointedBy Volksraad of the Orange Free State
continent Africa
country Orange Free State
countryType Boer republic
dissolved 1902
firstHolder Josias Philip Hoffman
firstHolderStart 1860
governmentBranch executive
governmentForm republic
hasJurisdictionOver Orange Free State armed forces
hasPower command armed forces
conduct foreign relations
promulgate laws
headOfGovernmentFor Orange Free State
headOfStateFor Orange Free State
historicalRegion Orange River region
inception 1860
lastHolder Martinus Theunis Steyn
lastHolderEnd 1902
locatedIn southern Africa
linked to: Southern Africa
officeCreatedBy Constitution of the Orange Free State
officeHoldersInclude Francis William Reitz
Jacobus Nicolaas Boshoff
Jan Brand
Josias Philip Hoffman
Marthinus Wessel Pretorius
Martinus Theunis Steyn
officeHolderTitleInLanguage Staatspresident van de Oranje-Vrijstaat
partOf Orange Free State government
relatedConflict First Boer War
Second Boer War
relatedOffice President of the South African Republic
replaces State President of the Orange Free State Executive Council
residence Bloemfontein
selectedBy Volksraad of the Orange Free State
style Staatspresident
linked to: State President
succeededByOffice British Administrator of the Orange River Colony
symbolUsed Coat of arms of the Orange Free State
Flag of the Orange Free State
timePeriod 19th century
early 20th century
usedBy Afrikaners
Boers
linked to: Boer forces

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Marthinus Theunis Steyn positionHeld President of the Orange Free State
Frederik Johannes Willem Reitz positionHeld State President of the Orange Free State
linked to: President of the Orange Free State
Jacobus Nicolaas Boshoff positionHeld State President of the Orange Free State
linked to: President of the Orange Free State
State President of the Orange Free State officeHoldersCollectiveName State Presidents of the Orange Free State
subject linked to: State President
linked to: President of the Orange Free State
Jan Brand positionHeld President of the Orange Free State
Josias Philip Hoffman positionHeld State President of the Orange Free State
linked to: President of the Orange Free State
President of the Orange Free State officeHolderTitleInLanguage Staatspresident van de Oranje-Vrijstaat
linked to: President of the Orange Free State
President of the Orange Free State replaces State President of the Orange Free State Executive Council
linked to: President of the Orange Free State
Frederik Johannes Willem Reitz positionHeld State President of the Orange Free State
subject linked to: Johannes
linked to: President of the Orange Free State
Marthinus Theunis Steyn positionHeld President of the Orange Free State
subject linked to: Theunis
Rachel Isabella Steyn spousePositionHeld State President of the Orange Free State
linked to: President of the Orange Free State
Marthinus Wessel Pretorius officeContested President of the Orange Free State
subject linked to: Marthinus Wessel
Governor of the Orange River Colony follows State President of the Orange Free State
linked to: President of the Orange Free State
Martinus Theunis Steyn positionHeld State President of the Orange Free State
linked to: President of the Orange Free State
Martinus Theunis Steyn office State President of the Orange Free State
linked to: President of the Orange Free State
Martinus Theunis Steyn lastHolderOfOffice State President of the Orange Free State
linked to: President of the Orange Free State