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    Marthinus Wessel Pretorius (17 September 1819 – 19 May 1901) was a South African political leader. An Afrikaner (or "Boer"), he helped establish the South...
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    and write his thoughts down on paper. Pretorius had five children, the eldest of whom, Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, later became the first President of...
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  • climber Mark Pretorius, South African theologian and philosopher Mark Pretorius (rugby union), South African rugby player Marthinus Wessel Pretorius first president...
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  • cricketer Marthinus du Plessis (born 1932), South African pentathlete Marthinus Wessel Pretorius (1819–1901), South African politician Marthinus Prinsloo...
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    decorate the park; Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, the founder of Pretoria who named the city in honour of his father in 1855. Andries Pretorius, a Voortrekker...
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    The first president of the ZAR was Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, elected in 1857, son of Boer leader Andries Pretorius, who commanded the Boers to victory...
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  • February). Marthinus Wessel Pretorius (from 8 February). President of the Executive Council of the South African Republic: Marthinus Wessel Pretorius (until...
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  • humanist Wessel te Gussinklo [nl], Dutch poet, winner of the 1996 Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize Wessel Myburgh (born 1990), Namibian cricketer Marthinus Wessel Pretorius...
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  • politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1809) 1901 – Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, South African general and politician, 1st President of the South...
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  • (1.9 mi) wide. The lake is named after Christiana Pretorius, daughter of Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, the first president of the Boer Transvaal Republic...
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