Pieter Johannes Potgieter, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetPieter Johannes Potgieter
South African politician- First Burgemeester of Pretoria
Date of Birth: 24-Dec-1822
Place of Birth: Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Date of Death: 06-Nov-1854
Profession: politician
Nationality: South Africa
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Pieter Johannes Potgieter
- Pieter Johannes "Piet" Potgieter (1822 – 1854) was a South African Boer political figure.
- He was the acting head of state of Zoutpansberg from 1852 to 1854, and the first son of voortrekker Andries Potgieter.
- He married Elsie Maria Aletta van Heerden, who later married Stephanus Schoeman, a subsequent leader of Zoutpansberg, and acting president of the South African Republic.
- The town Piet Potgietersrust, now Mokopane, was named in Potgieter's memory in 1907.
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