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DeutschChristiaan Johannes Joubert
Christiaan Johannes Joubert | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 1834 |
| Died | 1911 |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  South African Republic |
Christiaan Johannes Joubert (1834-1911[1]) was a former member of the executive council and Vice State President of the South African Republic.[1]
He was elected as Vice State President of the South African Republic in 1885[2] after the death of Cornelis Johannes Bodenstein. He was vice president and acting minister of mines at the time of Witwatersrand Gold Rush which led to establishment of Johannesburg in 1887.[3] Nicolaas Smit was elected vice president in June 1887 to succeed him.
At some time he was member of Volksraad.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Lantern" (in Afrikaans). Adult Education Division, Union Education Department. 1986.
- ^ "Almanach de Gotha 1887" (in French). 1887.
- ^ Hirschson, Niel (1974). The Naming of Johannesburg as an Historical Commentary. Nugget Press. ISBN 9780620003575.