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Spelling of first name

EB1911 has Martinus, EB2004 has Marthinus. I left this page title alone but created a redirect as part of the Wikipedia:2004 Encyclopedia topics project. I also noticed the duplicate. David Brooks 18:50, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Disease of Steyn

I changed Locomotor Ataxy to Myasthenia gravis. There is now no such condition as Locomotor Ataxy. There is a Locomotor Ataxia, tertiary syphilis involving the spinal chord. There is no evidence that President Steyn ever had syphilis. His symptoms correlate with the neuromuscular condition, Myasthenia gravis. User:Denis Nathan, 6th November 2005

President in exile

The article mentioned that the president led a government in exile after the British captured Bloemfontein (28 May 1900). This is factually incorrect. On that date the government left Bloemfontein, but reorganised itself as best as it could in the field. Most of the time President Steyn and the better part of the government remained on Free State soil until the end of the South African War. Factually nor technically was the president in exile. I therefore removed this line and its link from the text. Information on the exact state of affairs can be / is included in the main body of the text. Michel Doortmont (talk) 21:59, 12 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Quote Reference

"I would rather lose the independence of the Free State with honour than retain it with dishonour". Stated before he dispatched the ultimatum (starting the Anglo-boer War) to the United Kingdom.

No reference could be found on this quote, however a quotation of MT Steyn were added in its place which is similar to the above statement including a reference thereof. Feel free to add said quote, if found, to the wikiquote section of MT Steyn.Bhistory 12:13, 7 March 2019 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Boershistory (talk • contribs)