State President of the South African Republic

The state president of the South African Republic had the executive authority in the South [African Republic]. According to the constitution of 1871, executive power was vested in the president, who was responsible to the Volksraad. The president was elected for a term of five years and was eligible for re-election. The president had to be Burgher and also qualified to vote for the First Volksraad elections, over 30 years old, a member of a Protestant church, and never convicted of a dishonourable offence.
The title before 1866 was and after 1866 ).
The country was referred to as the Transvaal Republic by the British.