Nicolaas Johannes Diederichs | |
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3rd State President of South Africa | |
In office 19 April 1975 – 21 August 1978 | |
Prime Minister | Johannes Vorster |
Preceded by | Jacobus Fouché Jan de Klerk (acting) |
Succeeded by | Marais Viljoen (acting) Johannes Vorster |
Minister of Finance | |
In office 1967–1975 | |
Preceded by | Ebenhaezer Dönges |
Succeeded by | Owen Horwood |
Personal details | |
Born | Ladybrand, Orange River Colony (now South Africa) | 17 November 1903
Died | 21 August 1978 Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa | (aged 74)
Citizenship | South African citizenship |
Political party | National Party |
Spouse | Marga Potgieter (1908–1996) |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | University of Munich University of Cologne Leiden University |
Nickname | Nico |
Nicolaas Johannes "Nico" Diederichs, DMS (17 November 1903 – 21 August 1978) served as the third state president of South Africa from 1975 to 1978.[1][2]