South African Republic

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The South African Republic, also known as the Transvaal Republic, was an independent Boer-ruled state in southern Africa during the 19th century that later became part of modern South Africa.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century state
Boer republic
former sovereign state
historical country
alsoKnownAs Transvaal Republic
Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek
annexedBy United Kingdom
borderedBy Bechuanaland
British Cape Colony
linked to: Cape Colony

Natal Colony
linked to: Colony of Natal

Orange Free State
Portuguese East Africa
capital Pretoria
commonLanguage Afrikaans (proto-Afrikaans / Cape Dutch)
conflict First Boer War
Second Boer War
constitutionAdopted 1858
continent Africa
countryName South African Republic
currency South African Republic pound
linked to: Transvaal pound
dateAnnexed 12 April 1877
dateEventEnd 31 May 1902
dateEventRegainedIndependence 3 August 1881
dateEventStart 17 January 1852
demonym Boer
established 1852
establishedBy Sand River Convention
ethnicMajorityRulers Boers (Afrikaners)
linked to: Afrikaners
event British annexation of the Transvaal
linked to: First Boer War
eventEnd Treaty of Vereeniging
eventRegainedIndependence Pretoria Convention
eventStart Sand River Convention
flagDescription horizontal red-white-blue tricolour with a vertical green stripe at the hoist
goldDiscovered Witwatersrand goldfields
linked to: Witwatersrand
goldDiscoveryImpact influx of foreign miners (Uitlanders)
governmentType presidential republic
republic
headOfStateTitle State President
largestCity Pretoria
laterPartOf Republic of South Africa
linked to: South Africa

Union of South Africa
legalSystem Roman-Dutch law
legislature Volksraad
locatedIn Southern Africa
Transvaal region
linked to: Transvaal
lostIndependence 1902
modernTerritoryNowIn Gauteng Province, South Africa
linked to: Gauteng

Limpopo Province, South Africa
linked to: Limpopo Province

Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
linked to: Mpumalanga

North West Province, South Africa
linked to: North West Province
namedAfter geographical concept of South Africa
notableLeader Marthinus Wessel Pretorius
Paul Kruger
Thomas François Burgers
officialLanguage Dutch
primaryEconomicActivity agriculture
cattle farming
gold mining
re-established 1860
reasonForBritishInterest strategic control and gold resources
recognizedAs independent state north of the Vaal River
recognizedBy United Kingdom
regainedIndependence 1881
religion Calvinism
shortName ZAR
linked to: South African rand
statusAfterAnnexation British colony (Transvaal)
successorState Transvaal Colony
linked to: Transvaal
suzeraintyOf United Kingdom (after 1881)

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Treaty of Pretoria (1881) countryOfSigning South African Republic
Treaty of Pretoria (1881) party South African Republic
Treaty of Pretoria (1881) appliedToTerritory South African Republic
Treaty of Pretoria (1881) relatedTo South African Republic (Transvaal)
linked to: South African Republic
Oom Paul countryContext South African Republic
Oom Paul refersToPersonCitizenship South African Republic
Boer Wars conflictBetween South African Republic
Boer Wars belligerent South African Republic
Geytie Maria du Plessis countryOfCitizenship South African Republic
Geytie Maria du Plessis associatedWith South African Republic (Transvaal)
linked to: South African Republic
Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger countryOfCitizenship South African Republic
subject linked to: Stephanus
Pieter Willem Burger countryOfCitizenship South African Republic
Pieter Willem Burger headOfGovernmentOf South African Republic
Pieter Willem Burger headOfStateOf South African Republic
Pieter Willem Burger politicalEntityServed South African Republic
Schalk Willem Burger countryOfCitizenship South African Republic
Schalk Willem Burger countryLed South African Republic
Vereeniging locatedInFormerRepublic South African Republic (Transvaal) at time of Second Boer War
linked to: South African Republic
Vereeniging treatySignatoriesAt South African Republic
Orange Free State borderedBy South African Republic
Johannes Paulus Kruger countryOfCitizenship South African Republic
subject linked to: Johannes
Johannes Paulus Kruger headOfGovernmentOf South African Republic
subject linked to: Johannes
Andries Pretorius countryOfCitizenship South African Republic
Andries Pretorius placeOfDeath South African Republic
Andries Hendrik Potgieter countryOfCitizenship South African Republic
Transvaal Trek relatedTo South African Republic
Annie Botha residence South African Republic
Koos de la Rey countryOfCitizenship South African Republic
subject linked to: Koos
Koos de la Rey memberOf South African Republic Volksraad
subject linked to: Koos
linked to: South African Republic
Lion of the West countryContext South African Republic
Marthinus Wessel Pretorius countryOfCitizenship South African Republic
Marthinus Wessel Pretorius headOfGovernmentOf South African Republic
Marthinus Wessel Pretorius headOfStateOf South African Republic
Siege of Ladysmith belligerent South African Republic
Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey countryOfCitizenship South African Republic
Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey allegiance South African Republic
Boer forces country South African Republic
Battle of Magersfontein belligerent South African Republic
Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey countryOfCitizenship South African Republic
subject linked to: Jacobus
Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey militaryAllegiance South African Republic
subject linked to: Jacobus
Battle of Tweebosch countryAtTime South African Republic
Battle of Diamond Hill location South African Republic
Battle of Diamond Hill country South African Republic
Battle of Diamond Hill belligerent South African Republic
Jacoba Elizabeth Greeff countryOfCitizenship South African Republic
Jacoba Elizabeth Greeff residence South African Republic
Gerard Moerdijk regionOfInfluence South African Republic / Union of South Africa
linked to: South African Republic
Battle of Schuinshoogte country South African Republic