1883, transvaal, presidential, election, presidential, elections, were, held, south, african, republic, april, 1883, election, held, after, country, triumvirate, leadership, consisting, paul, kruger, piet, joubert, marthinus, wessel, pretorius, abolished, resu. Presidential elections were held in the South African Republic on 16 April 1883 1 The election was held after the country s triumvirate leadership consisting of Paul Kruger Piet Joubert and Marthinus Wessel Pretorius was abolished 1 The result was a victory for Kruger who was sworn in on 9 May 1 1883 Transvaal presidential election 1872 16 April 1883 1888 Nominee Paul Kruger Piet JoubertPopular vote 3 431 1 171Percentage 74 55 25 45 President before electionTriumvirate Elected President Paul KrugerResults editCandidateVotes Paul Kruger3 43174 55Piet Joubert1 17125 45Total4 602100 00Source Encyclopaedia Britannica 2 References edit a b c Paul Kruger is elected President South African History Online Encyclopaedia Britannica 1911 p522 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1883 Transvaal presidential election amp oldid 1173990294, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
