Orange Free State: Heads of State: 1854-1902 |
| President van het Provisioneel Gouvernement | President of the Provisional Government [1] |
| 24 Feb 1854 - 29 Mar 1854 |
Josias Philippus Hoffman |
| Voorzitter van het Volksraad | Chairman of the Volksraad |
| 29 Mar 1854 - 15 Apr 1854 |
Josias Philippus Hoffman [2] |
| Fungerend Staatspresident | Acting President [3] |
| 15 Apr 1854 - 13 Sep 1854 |
Josias Philippus Hoffman |
| Staatspresident | State President |
| 13 Sep 1854 - 10 Feb 1855 |
Josias Philippus Hoffman |
| Provisioneel Staatspresident | Provisional State President |
| 10 Feb 1855 - 15 Feb 1855 |
Jacobus Johannes Venter |
| Voorzitter der Uitvoerende Commissie | Chairman of the Executive Commission |
| 15 Feb 1855 - 27 Aug 1855 |
Jacobus Johannes Venter |
| Staatspresident van den Oranjevrijstaat | State President of the Orange Free State |
| 27 Aug 1855 - 6 Sep 1859 |
Jacobus Nicolaas Boshof [4][5] |
| Agerend Staatspresident van den Oranjevrijstaat | Acting State President of the Orange Free State |
| 6 Sep 1859 - 8 Feb 1860 |
Esaias Reynier Snyman [6] |
| Staatspresident van den Oranjevrijstaat | State President of the Orange Free State |
| 8 Feb 1860 - 17 Jun 1863 |
Marthinus Wessel Pretorius [7] |
| 17 Jun 1863 - 20 Jun 1863 |
office vacant |
| Fungerend Staatspresident van den Oranjevrijstaat | Acting State President of the Orange Free State |
| 20 Jun 1863 - 2 Feb 1864 |
Jacobus Johannes Venter |
| Staatspresident van den Oranjevrijstaat | State President of the Orange Free State |
| 2 Feb 1864 - 14 Jul 1888 |
Johannes Hendricus Brand |
| Uitvoerende Raad: Voorzitter van den Uitvoerenden Raad (ex officio) | Executive Council: Chairman of the Executive Council |
| 14 Jul 1888 - 21 Aug 1888 |
Pieter Jeremias Blignaut |
| Waarnemend Staatspresident van den Oranjevrijstaat | Acting State President of the Orange Free State |
| 21 Aug 1888 - 10 Jan 1889 |
Pieter Jeremias Blignaut |
| Staatspresident van den Oranjevrijstaat | State President of the Orange Free State |
| 10 Jan 1889 - 11 Dec 1895 |
Francis William Reitz |
| Waarnemend Staatspresident van den Oranjevrijstaat | Acting State President of the Orange Free State |
| 11 Dec 1895 - 4 Mar 1896 |
Pieter Jeremias Blignaut |
| Staatspresident van den Oranjevrijstaat | State President of the Orange Free State |
| 4 Mar 1896 - 31 May 1902 |
Marthinus Theunis Steyn |
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| [1] |
Also in occasional use: Provisioneel Gouvernement van Vryen en Onafhankelyken Staat van Oranjerivier |
| [2] |
After his election as Provisioneel Staatspresident (15 Apr 1854), he also continues in office as Voorzitter van het Volksraad to 18 Apr 1854. |
| [3] |
Originally elected as "Provisioneel Staatspresident", but replaced this style with "Fungerend Staatspresident" in official use. |
| [4] |
In some official use: Jacobus Nicolaas Boshoff; also in Natal. |
| [5] |
Submitted his resignation (25 Feb 1858) to the Volksraad which accepted it on 26 Feb 1858 with effect from 15 Mar 1858 and appointed a governing body (Uitvoerend Commissie) which never took office as the resignation was withdrawn on 1 Mar 1858. |
| [6] |
In some official use: Esaias Reynier Snijman |
| [7] |
Also in Transvaal. |
