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1883 Transvaal presidential election

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Nominee Paul Kruger Piet Joubert Popular vote 3,431 1,171 Percentage 74.55% 25.45%

President before election Triumvirate Elected President Paul Kruger

Presidential elections were held in the South African Republic on 16 April 1883. The election was held after the country's triumvirate leadership, consisting of Paul Kruger, Piet Joubert and Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, was abolished. The result was a victory for Kruger, who was sworn in on 9 May.

Results

References

1. ^ Paul Kruger is elected President South African History Online
2. Encyclopædia Britannica 1911, p522

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See also: Elections in South Africa

• Elections in Transvaal
• 1883 elections in Africa
• 1883 in the South African Republic
• 1880s in Transvaal