Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Android™ device!
Free
Faster access than browser!
 

Marais Viljoen

Index Marais Viljoen

Marais Viljoen, (2 December 1915 – 4 January 2007) was the last ceremonial State President of South Africa from 4 June 1979 until 3 September 1984. [1]

32 relations: Afrikaans, Alberton, Gauteng, Alwyn Schlebusch, Apartheid, Cape Province, Die Transvaler, Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa (NGK), Gauteng, Governor-General of South Africa, Hendrik Verwoerd, House of Assembly of South Africa, Jan de Klerk, Jim Fouché, Jimmy Kruger, Johannesburg, John Vorster, Member of parliament, Muldergate, National Party (South Africa), Nelson Mandela, Nico Diederichs, P. W. Botha, Pretoria, Prime Minister of South Africa, Robertson, Western Cape, Senate of South Africa, South African Constitution (1983), State President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, Union of South Africa, University of Cape Town, Viljoen.

Afrikaans

Afrikaans is a West Germanic language spoken in South Africa, Namibia and, to a lesser extent, Botswana and Zimbabwe.

New!!: Marais Viljoen and Afrikaans · See more »

Alberton, Gauteng

Alberton is a city situated on the southern part of the East Rand of Gauteng Province in South Africa which celebrated its centenary year in 2005.

New!!: Marais Viljoen and Alberton, Gauteng · See more »

Alwyn Schlebusch

Alwyn Louis Schlebusch (16 September 1917 – 7 January 2008) was a South African politician, the only holder of the title Vice State President of South Africa from 1 January 1981 to 14 September 1984.

New!!: Marais Viljoen and Alwyn Schlebusch · See more »

Apartheid

Apartheid started in 1948 in theUnion of South Africa |year_start.

New!!: Marais Viljoen and Apartheid · See more »

Cape Province

The Province of the Cape of Good Hope (Provinsie van die Kaap die Goeie Hoop), commonly referred to as the Cape Province (Kaapprovinsie) and colloquially as The Cape (Die Kaap), was a province in the Union of South Africa and subsequently the Republic of South Africa.

New!!: Marais Viljoen and Cape Province · See more »

Die Transvaler

Die Transvaler was a South African newspaper founded in 1937 with the aim of promoting Afrikaner nationalism and supporting the Transvaal branch of the National Party.

New!!: Marais Viljoen and Die Transvaler · See more »

Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa (NGK)

The Dutch Reformed Church (abbreviated NGK) is a Reformed Christian denomination in South Africa.

New!!: Marais Viljoen and Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa (NGK) · See more »

Gauteng

Gauteng, which means "place of gold", is one of the nine provinces of South Africa.

New!!: Marais Viljoen and Gauteng · See more »

Governor-General of South Africa

The Governor-General of the Union of South Africa (Goewerneur-generaal van Unie van die Suid-Afrika, Gouverneur-generaal van de Unie van Zuid-Afrika) was the highest state official in the Union of South Africa between 31 May 1910 and 31 May 1961.

New!!: Marais Viljoen and Governor-General of South Africa · See more »

Hendrik Verwoerd

Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd (8 September 1901 – 6 September 1966), also commonly referred to as H. F. Verwoerd and Dr.

New!!: Marais Viljoen and Hendrik Verwoerd · See more »

House of Assembly of South Africa

The House of Assembly (known in Afrikaans as the Volksraad, or "People's Council") was the lower house of the Parliament of South Africa from 1910 to 1981, the sole parliamentary chamber between 1981 and 1984, and latterly the white representative house of the Tricameral Parliament from 1984 to 1994, when it was replaced by the current National Assembly.

New!!: Marais Viljoen and House of Assembly of South Africa · See more »

Jan de Klerk

Johannes "Jan" de Klerk, (22 July 1903 – 24 January 1979) was a South African politician.

New!!: Marais Viljoen and Jan de Klerk · See more »

Jim Fouché

Jacobus Johannes Fouché, (6 June 1898 – 23 September 1980) served as the second State President of South Africa from 1968 to 1975.

New!!: Marais Viljoen and Jim Fouché · See more »

Jimmy Kruger

James Thomas Kruger (1917 – 9 May 1987) was a Welsh-born South African politician who rose to the position of Minister of Justice and the Police in the cabinet of Prime Minister John Vorster from 1974 to 1979.

New!!: Marais Viljoen and Jimmy Kruger · See more »

Johannesburg

Johannesburg (also known as Jozi, Joburg and Egoli) is the largest city in South Africa and is one of the 50 largest urban areas in the world.

New!!: Marais Viljoen and Johannesburg · See more »

John Vorster

Balthazar Johannes "B.

New!!: Marais Viljoen and John Vorster · See more »

Member of parliament

A member of parliament (MP) is the representative of the voters to a parliament.

New!!: Marais Viljoen and Member of parliament · See more »

Muldergate

The Muldergate scandal, also known as the Information Scandal, was a South African political scandal involving the Department of Information.

New!!: Marais Viljoen and Muldergate · See more »

National Party (South Africa)

The National Party (Nasionale Party), also known as the Nationalist Party, was a political party in South Africa founded in 1914 and disbanded in 1997.

New!!: Marais Viljoen and National Party (South Africa) · See more »

Nelson Mandela

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and philanthropist, who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.

New!!: Marais Viljoen and Nelson Mandela · See more »

Nico Diederichs

Nicolaas Johannes "Nico" Diederichs (17 November 1903, Ladybrand – 21 August 1978) served as the third State President of South Africa from 1975 to 1978.

New!!: Marais Viljoen and Nico Diederichs · See more »

P. W. Botha

Pieter Willem Botha, (12 January 1916 – 31 October 2006), commonly known as "P.

New!!: Marais Viljoen and P. W. Botha · See more »

Pretoria

Pretoria is a city in the northern part of Gauteng, South Africa.

New!!: Marais Viljoen and Pretoria · See more »

Prime Minister of South Africa

The Prime Minister of South Africa (Eerste Minister van Suid-Afrika) was the head of government in South Africa between 1910 and 1984.

New!!: Marais Viljoen and Prime Minister of South Africa · See more »

Robertson, Western Cape

Robertson is a town in the Western Cape Province of South Africa known as the valley of wine and roses, at the heart of the wine route - Route 62.

New!!: Marais Viljoen and Robertson, Western Cape · See more »

Senate of South Africa

The Senate was the upper house of the Parliament of South Africa between 1910 and its abolition from 1 January 1981, and between 1994 and 1997.

New!!: Marais Viljoen and Senate of South Africa · See more »

South African Constitution (1983)

The Constitution of 1983 (formally the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1983) was South Africa's third constitution.

New!!: Marais Viljoen and South African Constitution (1983) · See more »

State President of South Africa

The State President of the Republic of South Africa (Staatspresident) was the head of state of South Africa from 1961 to 1994.

New!!: Marais Viljoen and State President of South Africa · See more »

Thabo Mbeki

Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki (born 18 June 1942) is a South African politician who served as the second President of South Africa from 14 June 1999 to 24 September 2008.

New!!: Marais Viljoen and Thabo Mbeki · See more »

Union of South Africa

The Union of South Africa (Unie van Zuid-Afrika, Unie van Suid-Afrika) is the historic predecessor to the present-day Republic of South Africa.

New!!: Marais Viljoen and Union of South Africa · See more »

University of Cape Town

The University of Cape Town (UCT) is a public research university located in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

New!!: Marais Viljoen and University of Cape Town · See more »

Viljoen

Viljoen is an Afrikaans surname, derived from the French Villion.

New!!: Marais Viljoen and Viljoen · See more »

Redirects here:

Marias Viljoen.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marais_Viljoen

OutgoingIncoming
Hey! We are on Facebook now! »