Marais Viljoen

South African politician (1915-2007)
Person human Q359566
Marais Viljoen
Ons eerste halfeeu 1910 - 1960 · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Marais Viljoen

Summary

Marais Viljoen is a human[1]. His place of birth was Robertson[2]. He was born on +1915-12-02T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Pretoria[4]. He died on +2007-01-04T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a politician[6] and minister[7]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (203 views/month, #7,098 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Marais Viljoen's place of birth was Robertson[2].
  • Marais Viljoen passed away in Pretoria[4].
  • Marais Viljoen was born on +1915-12-02T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Marais Viljoen died on +2007-01-04T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Marais Viljoen held citizenship in South Africa[9].
  • Marais Viljoen worked as a politician[6].
  • Marais Viljoen worked as a minister[7].
  • Marais Viljoen held the position of State President of South Africa[10].
  • Marais Viljoen held the position of minister[11].
  • Marais Viljoen was educated at University of Cape Town[12].
  • Marais Viljoen received the Order of Good Hope[13].
  • Marais Viljoen's image is recorded as Marais Viljoen.jpg[14].
  • Marais Viljoen is recorded as male[15].
  • Marais Viljoen's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Marais Viljoen was affiliated with the National Party[17].
  • Marais Viljoen's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 6668162669541155500002[18].
  • Marais Viljoen's GND ID is recorded as 1236913396[19].
  • Marais Viljoen's Commons category is recorded as Marais Viljoen[20].
  • The cause of death was disease[21].
  • Marais Viljoen's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 17303829[22].
  • Marais Viljoen's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0383_j[23].
  • Marais Viljoen's Dodis ID is recorded as P45419[24].
  • Marais Viljoen's family name is recorded as Marais[25].
  • Marais Viljoen's given name is recorded as Marais[26].
  • Marais Viljoen's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[27].

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Origins and Family

Marais Viljoen's place of birth was Robertson[2]. He was born on +1915-12-02T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Marais Viljoen was educated at University of Cape Town[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician[6] and minister[7]. Positions held include State President of South Africa[10], a position[28], in South Africa[29], founded in 1961[30] and minister[11], a type of position[31].

Recognition

Marais Viljoen received the Order of Good Hope[13].

Personal Life

Marais Viljoen was affiliated with the National Party[17].

Death and Burial

Marais Viljoen died on +2007-01-04T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Pretoria[4]. The cause of death was disease[21].

Why It Matters

Marais Viljoen ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (203 views/month, #7,098 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Marais Viljoen born?

Marais Viljoen was born in Robertson[2].

Where did Marais Viljoen die?

Marais Viljoen died in Pretoria[4].

What did Marais Viljoen do for work?

Marais Viljoen worked as politician[6] and minister[7].

Where did Marais Viljoen go to school?

Marais Viljoen was educated at University of Cape Town[12].

What awards did Marais Viljoen receive?

Honors received include Order of Good Hope[13].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . Database of Cabinet Politics in Sub-Sahara Africa. wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . Database of Cabinet Politics in Sub-Sahara Africa. wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . Database of Cabinet Politics in Sub-Sahara Africa. wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . Database of Cabinet Politics in Sub-Sahara Africa. wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . Database of Cabinet Politics in Sub-Sahara Africa. wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . iol.co.za. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death Pretoria
    Family name Marais
    Educated at
    Award received
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