Jump to content

1968 South African presidential election

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1968 South African presidential election

← 1967 February 19, 1968 1975 →

223 votes in the Parliament of South Africa
112 votes needed to win
 
Nominee Jacobus Johannes Fouché
Party National
Electoral vote Unanimous
Percentage 100%

State President before election

Jozua Naudé (Acting)
National

Elected State President

J. J. Fouché
National

The 1968 South African presidential election resulted in the unanimous election of Jacobus Johannes Fouché of the National Party by the South African Parliament.[1] Fouché was elected to the ceremonial post of State President of South Africa on February 19, 1968, and was sworn in on April 10, 1968.[2] He was the only South African State President to serve a full seven-year term, which ended on 9 April 1975.

Bibliography

[edit]
  1. ^ "J.J Fouché is nominated and unanimously elected President following the death of Dr. T.E. Donges". Archived from the original on 16 January 2014.
  2. ^ "L'inauguration du mandat de JJ Fouché" (PDF).