(1915-12-02)2 December 1915 Robertson, Cape Province, Union of South Africa
Died
4 January 2007(2007-01-04) (aged 91) Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Political party
National Party
Spouse
Dorothea Maria Brink
(m. 1940; died 2005)
Children
Elizabeth Magdalena
Alma mater
University of Cape Town
Marais Viljoen, DMS (2 December 1915 – 4 January 2007) was the last ceremonial State President of South Africa from 4 June 1979 until 3 September 1984. Viljoen became the last of the ceremonial presidents of South Africa when he was succeeded in 1984 by Prime Minister P. W. Botha, who combined the offices into an executive state presidency.[1]
^"Marais Viljoen". The Independent. London. 10 January 2007.
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