Marais Viljoen

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Marais Viljoen was a South African politician who served as the last ceremonial State President before the establishment of the executive presidency under P.W. Botha.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf South African politician
human
country South Africa
countryOfCitizenship South Africa
ethnicGroup Afrikaner NERFINISHED
familyName Viljoen NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork politics
follows B. J. Vorster NERFINISHED
givenName Marais NERFINISHED
hasRole ceremonial head of state
headOfGovernmentDuringTerm P. W. Botha NERFINISHED
languageSpoken Afrikaans
English
memberOf National Party (South Africa) NERFINISHED
notableEvent served before creation of executive presidency under P. W. Botha
notableFor being the last ceremonial State President of South Africa
occupation politician
public servant
officeAssumed State President of South Africa
partOf apartheid-era South African political system
politicalAlignment apartheid-era government official
positionHeld Acting State President of South Africa NERFINISHED
President of the Senate of South Africa NERFINISHED
State President of South Africa NERFINISHED
precededByInRole B. J. Vorster as State President
replacedBy P. W. Botha NERFINISHED
residence South Africa NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
succeededByInRole P. W. Botha as executive State President
workLocation Pretoria NERFINISHED

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