Daniel Jacobus Erasmus
Daniel Jacobus Erasmus | |
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Acting State President DJ Erasmus | |
| President of the Executive Council of the South African Republic | |
| In office 22 November 1871 – 1 July 1872 | |
| Preceded by | Marthinus Wessel Pretorius |
| Succeeded by | Thomas François Burgers |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Daniel Jacobus Erasmus 5 April 1830 Somerset East, Cape Colony |
| Died | 30 April 1913 (aged 83) Bethal, South African Republic |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | South African Republic |
Daniel Jacobus Erasmus (nickname 'van Straten'/'van Straat', Somerset East, Cape Colony, 1830 - Bethal District, Transvaal, 1913) was a South African Boer commander and politician. He was a member of the Transvaal Volksraad and served as the acting president of Transvaal between 1871 and 1872. His plan to unite the South African Republic and the Orange Free State failed. In the Second Boer War (1899 - 1902) he was one of the commanders in charge of the defense of Pretoria.