1883 Transvaal presidential election

1883 Transvaal presidential election
16 April 1883
 
Nominee Paul Kruger Piet Joubert
Popular vote 3,431 1,171
Percentage 74.55% 25.45%
President before election

Triumvirate

 Elected President

Paul Kruger

Presidential elections were held in the South African Republic on 16 April 1883. The election was held after the country's triumvirate leadership, consisting of Paul Kruger, Piet Joubert and Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, was abolished. The result was a victory for Kruger, who was sworn in on 9 May.

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