Nico Diederichs
| Nicolaas Johannes Diederichs | |
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| File:Nicolaas Diederichs.jpg | |
| State President of South Africa | |
| In office 19 April 1975 – 21 August 1978 |
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| Succeeded by | Marais Viljoen |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 1967–1975 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 November 1903 Ladybrand, South Africa |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Cape Town, South Africa |
| Citizenship | South African |
| Political party | National Party |
| Spouse(s) | Marga Potgieter (1907-1998) |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | University of Munich University of Cologne Leiden University |
| Religion | Dutch Reformed |
Nicolaas Johannes "Nico" Diederichs (17 November 1903, Ladybrand[1] – 21 August 1978) served as the third State President of South Africa from 1975 to 1978.[2]
An economist, Diederichs obtained a doctorate from the University of Leiden.[1] During the 1930s and 1940s he became a prominent figure in Afrikaner nationalist circles. He founded the Reddingsdaadbond organisation to promote the economic wellbeing of Afrikaners.
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 the first chancellor or the Rand Afrikaans University and ceremonial State President from 1975 until his death, after a short illness, of a heart attack on 21 August 1978 in Cape Town.
Publications by Nicolaas Diederichs (selection)
- Nicolaas Diederichs: Vom Leiden und Dulden. Bonn, 1930. (Dissertation Leiden University)
- N. Diederichs: Die Volkebond, sy ontstaan, samestelling en werksaamhede. Pretoria, 1933
- N. Diederichs: Nasionalisme as lewensbeskouing en sy verhouding tot internasionalisme. Bloemfontein, 1936
References
- Specific
- Bibliography
- Eric Rosenthal (ed.): Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa. Juta and Company Limited, Kaapstad en Johannesburg, 1978.
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| Preceded by
Johannes de Klerk (acting)
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State President of South Africa 1975–1978 |
Succeeded by Marais Viljoen |
| Preceded by | Finance ministers of South Africa 1967–1975 |
Succeeded by Owen Horwood |
| Monarch (1910–1961) | ||
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| State President (1961–1994) (under Apartheid) |
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| President (from 1994) (post-Apartheid) |
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†Died in office *Acting President
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