1975 South African presidential election

April 2022 South Africa 1928 presidential 1968 South African presidential election 1968 1978 South African presidential election 1978 February 21, 1975 Nicolaas Diederichs.jpg Nicolaas Johannes Diederichs National Party (South Africa) 225 100% State President Elected State President J. J. Fouché National Party Nicolaas Diederichs National Party 113 225 votes in the Parliament of South Africa The 1975 South African presidential election resulted in the unanimous election of Nicolaas Johannes Diederichs of the National Party by Parliament to the position of State President on February 21, 1975.Official Gazette (Staatskoerant) of the Republic of South Africa (van die Republiek van Suid-Afrika), Cape Town, February 21, 1975, Vol. 116, No. 4596, 1. Diedrichs was sworn in on April 19, 1975 during an official ceremony at the Groote Kerk (large church) of Cape Town. Nicolaas Johannes Diederichs would die 3 years later after a short illness, of a heart attack on 21 August 1978 in Cape Town. Bibliography Category:Presidential elections in South Africa Presidential election South African presidential election