Marthinus Wessel Pretorius was born in September 17, 1819, near Graaff-Reinet in the then Cape Colony. He was a boer statesman, soldier, eldest son of the Great Trek leader Andries Pretorius, and the first president of the South African Republic and founder of Pretoria. He died on the 19th of May , 1901, in Potchefstroom.
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Marthinus Wessel Pretorius
- Born
- 17 September 1819
- Died
- 19 May 1901
- Updated
- 23 Aug 2019
South African History Online. (2011, February 17). Marthinus Wessel Pretorius. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0008916
South African History Online (2011) 'Marthinus Wessel Pretorius', South African History Online, 17 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0008916 (Accessed: 9 October 2026).
South African History Online, Marthinus Wessel Pretorius [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0008916, (accessed 9 October 2026).
"Marthinus Wessel Pretorius." South African History Online, 17 Feb. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0008916. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Marthinus Wessel Pretorius." South African History Online. February 17, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0008916.
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