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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

[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.