Daniel Jacobus Erasmus

Daniel Jacobus Erasmus
Acting State President DJ Erasmus
President of the Executive Council of the South African Republic
In office
22 November 1871 – 1 July 1872
Preceded byMarthinus Wessel Pretorius
Succeeded byThomas François Burgers
Personal details
BornDaniel Jacobus Erasmus
(1830-04-05)5 April 1830
Somerset East, Cape Colony
Died30 April 1913(1913-04-30) (aged 83)
Bethal, South African Republic
Military service
Allegiance South African Republic
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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.