Nico Diederichs

Nicolaas Johannes Diederichs
3rd State President of South Africa
In office
19 April 1975 – 21 August 1978
Prime MinisterJohannes Vorster
Preceded byJacobus Fouché
Jan de Klerk (acting)
Succeeded byMarais Viljoen (acting)
Johannes Vorster
Minister of Finance
In office
1967–1975
Preceded byEbenhaezer Dönges
Succeeded byOwen Horwood
Personal details
Born(1903-11-17)17 November 1903
Ladybrand, Orange River Colony (now South Africa)
Died21 August 1978(1978-08-21) (aged 74)
Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
CitizenshipSouth African citizenship
Political partyNational Party
SpouseMarga Potgieter (1908–1996)
Children4
Alma materUniversity of Munich
University of Cologne
Leiden University
NicknameNico

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]

  1. ^ "Biography of Diederichs, Nicolaas". Archontology.org. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Presidency in South Africa". SouthAfricaWeb.co.za. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2012.