Thomas Francois Burgers Staatspresident 1872-1877 by M.S Appelgryn
Rare first edition
Thomas Francois Burgers Staatspresident 1872-1877by M.S Appelgryn (Afrikaans)
Hardcover. Afrikaans. HAUM. 1979 1st ed.
ISBN: 0798604212.
283 pp with frontis.
Very good condition in hardcover with edgeworn DJ.
Protected with a new Cellophane sleeve.
-A biography of Burgers a rather tragic figure who had a rough time in the South African Republic during & after his presidency (the British annexation, Boer War, Kruger, etc.)
-In-depth study of controversial progressive president of the ZAR, who was accused of selling out to the British, as well as being the cause of the Dorsland trek.
-Thomas François Burgers (15 April 1834 – 9 December 1881) was a South African politician and minister who served as the 4th president of the South African Republic from 1872 to 1877. He was the youngest child of Barend and Elizabeth Burger of the farm Langefontein in the Camdeboo district of Graaff Reinet, Cape Colony.
-4th State President of the South African Republic
In office
1 July 1872 – 12 April 1877
Preceded by M. W. Pretorius
Succeeded by None (British annexation)
Personal details
Born 15 April 1834
Langefontein, Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony
Died 9 December 1881 (aged 47)
Richmond, Cape Colony
Resting place Heroes' Acre, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Spouse Mary Bryson (1836-1929)
Alma mater Utrecht University
Occupation Christian minister
