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The capital was established at Pretoria (founded 1855), though for a brief period Nelspruit served as the seat of government. The parliament, the Volksraad, had 24 members.

Presidents of the South African Republic

The presidents of the South African Republic were:

• Marthinus Wessel Pretorius: 1857-1863
• Willem Cornelis Janse van Rensburg : Oct 1863-May 1864
• Marthinus Wessel Pretorius: May 1864-1871
• 1871-1877
• ( BritishThe British Empire in the early decades of the 20th century, held sway over a population of 400 500 million people (roughly a quarter of the world's population), and covered nearly 30 million square kilometres, (roughly two-fifths of the world's land area Rule: 1877-1881)
• TroikaThis article is about the usage of the term troika in the sense of a three-member council. See the disambiguation page Troika for other meanings. Troika is a committee of three members. The literal meaning of this Russian word is threesome''. NKVD Troikas (Pretorius, Kruger and Petrus Jacobus JoubertPetrus Jacobus Joubert ( January 20, 1834 March 28, 1900), commandant-general of the South African Republic from 1880 to 1900, was born at Cango, in the district of Oudtshoorn, Cape Colony, a descendant of a French Huguenot who fled to South Africa soon a): 1881-1883
• Stephanus Johannes Paulus KrugerStephanus Johannes Paul Kruger ( October 10, 1825 July 14 1904), a. Oom" (Uncle) Paul, was born in Cradock in the Colesberg district, Cape Colony, to a family of Prussian descent. He was a prominent Boer resistance leader against British rule and became p: 1883-1902