Marais Viljoen, former President of the Senate and acting State President, is elected State President by members of both Houses

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01Kalley, J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood.

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South African History Online. (2012, June 8). Marais Viljoen, former President of the Senate and acting State President, is elected State President by members of both Houses. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085747

South African History Online (2012) 'Marais Viljoen, former President of the Senate and acting State President, is elected State President by members of both Houses', South African History Online, 8 June. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085747 (Accessed: 27 September 2026).

South African History Online, Marais Viljoen, former President of the Senate and acting State President, is elected State President by members of both Houses [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085747, (accessed 27 September 2026).

"Marais Viljoen, former President of the Senate and acting State President, is elected State President by members of both Houses." South African History Online, 8 June 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085747. Accessed 27 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Marais Viljoen, former President of the Senate and acting State President, is elected State President by members of both Houses." South African History Online. June 8, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085747.