Andries (Wilhelmus Jacobus) Pretorius, Voortrekker leader after whom Pretoria was named, dies in the Magaliesberg district.

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01Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 9, p. 115

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South African History Online. (2012, July 20). Andries (Wilhelmus Jacobus) Pretorius, Voortrekker leader after whom Pretoria was named, dies in the Magaliesberg district.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088645

South African History Online (2012) 'Andries (Wilhelmus Jacobus) Pretorius, Voortrekker leader after whom Pretoria was named, dies in the Magaliesberg district.', South African History Online, 20 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088645 (Accessed: 26 September 2026).

South African History Online, Andries (Wilhelmus Jacobus) Pretorius, Voortrekker leader after whom Pretoria was named, dies in the Magaliesberg district. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088645, (accessed 26 September 2026).

"Andries (Wilhelmus Jacobus) Pretorius, Voortrekker leader after whom Pretoria was named, dies in the Magaliesberg district.." South African History Online, 20 July 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088645. Accessed 26 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Andries (Wilhelmus Jacobus) Pretorius, Voortrekker leader after whom Pretoria was named, dies in the Magaliesberg district.." South African History Online. July 20, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088645.