Multiple Roles As Head of State
He served as the first president of Transvaal from 1857 to 1860. However in 1859, in an effort to create closer bonds of relationship with the Orange Free State, he simultaneously held the office of State President of the Orange Free State and that of president of the ZAR (South African Republic).
This however created tension in Transvaal and he resigned the presidency of the South African Republic in 1860.
After serving in the presidency of the Orange Free State until 1863, he was reelected as president of the ZAR (South African Republic) in 1864 and served a second term until 1871.
Finally, he served a third term as joint head of state (triumvirate) of Transvaal between 1880 and 1883. He died in 1901 at Potchefstroom.
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