Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, first president of the Transvaal elected in 1857 and founder of Pretoria, is born on the farm Preto

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South African History Online. (2012, August 23). Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, first president of the Transvaal elected in 1857 and founder of Pretoria, is born on the farm Preto. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091224

South African History Online (2012) 'Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, first president of the Transvaal elected in 1857 and founder of Pretoria, is born on the farm Preto', South African History Online, 23 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091224 (Accessed: 26 September 2026).

South African History Online, Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, first president of the Transvaal elected in 1857 and founder of Pretoria, is born on the farm Preto [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091224, (accessed 26 September 2026).

"Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, first president of the Transvaal elected in 1857 and founder of Pretoria, is born on the farm Preto." South African History Online, 23 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091224. Accessed 26 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, first president of the Transvaal elected in 1857 and founder of Pretoria, is born on the farm Preto." South African History Online. August 23, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091224.