Marais Viljoen
Former State President of South Africa
Marais Viljoen, DMS was the last ceremonial State President of South Africa from 4 June 1979 until 3 September 1984. Viljoen became the last of the ceremonial presidents of South Africa when he was succeeded in 1984 by Prime Minister P. W. Botha,... Wikipedia
Born: December 2, 1915, Robertson, South Africa
Died: January 4, 2007 (age 91 years), Pretoria, South Africa
Previous offices: State President of South Africa (1979–1984) and State President of South Africa (1978–1978)
Presidential term: June 4, 1979 – September 3, 1984
Spouse: Dorothea Maria Brink (m. 1940)
Education: University of Cape Town
Parents: Magdalena Debora de Villiers and Gabriel Francois Viljoen