Nicolaas Johannes Diederichs
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Nicolaas Diederichs (1903-1978) was the third State President of South Africa, from 1975 to 1978.
An economist, Diederichs obtained a doctorate from the University of Leyden, and during the 1930s and 1940s he became a prominent figure in Afrikaner nationalist circles. He founded the Reddingsdaadbond organisation to promote the economic upliftment of the Afrikaners.
Dr Diederichs was a National Party member of Parliament from 1953 to 1975. He served as Minister of Economic Affairs from 1958 to 1967, as Minister of Mines from 1961 to 1964, and as Minister of Finance from 1967 to 1975. In the latter capacity he became known as "Mr Gold". He served as ceremonial State President from 1975 until his death, after a short illness, in 1978.
| Preceded by Jacobus Johannes Fouché |
State President of South Africa 1975–1978 |
Succeeded by Marais Viljoen |
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| 1961-1994 | ceremonial: Charles Robberts Swart | Jozua François Naudé (acting) | Jacobus Johannes Fouché | Nicolaas Johannes Diederichs | Marais Viljoen (acting) | B.J. Vorster | Marais Viljoen | executive: Pieter Willem Botha | Frederik Willem de Klerk |
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| 1994– | Nelson Mandela | Thabo Mbeki |
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