Volksraad of the South African Republic

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The Volksraad of the South African Republic was the legislative assembly of the Boer republic of Transvaal, serving as its highest law-making body in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative assembly
parliament
unicameral legislature
alsoKnownAs Raad van de Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek
Transvaal Volksraad
Volksraad of the Transvaal
appliesToJurisdiction South African Republic
composedOf elected representatives
continent Africa
country South African Republic
Transvaal
countryContext Boer republic of Transvaal
dissolvedAsConsequenceOf incorporation of the Transvaal into the British Empire
followed Boer tradition of elected volksraad
governmentalFunction declaring war and peace
enacting laws
ratifying treaties
governmentTypeContext Boer republic
hadJurisdictionOver citizens of the South African Republic
territory of the South African Republic
hasRole budget approval
lawmaking
oversight of the executive
historicalPeriod 19th century
early 20th century
languageOfWorkOrName Afrikaans
Dutch
legalSystemContext Roman-Dutch law
legislativeBodyOf South African Republic
legislativeBranchOf government of the South African Republic
locatedIn Pretoria
Transvaal
metIn Volksraad chamber in Pretoria
partOf political system of the South African Republic
politicalIdeologyContext Boer republicanism
precededBy earlier Boer republican councils
region Southern Africa
relatedTo South African Republic
Transvaal Republic
Volksraad of the Orange Free State
represented burghers of the South African Republic
seatOfGovernment Pretoria
servedAs highest law-making body of the South African Republic
typeOfLegislature national legislature
usedLanguage Afrikaans
Dutch
wasAbolishedFollowing British annexation after the Second Boer War
wasPartOf constitutional framework of the South African Republic

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Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey memberOf Volksraad of the South African Republic
Coat of arms of the South African Republic usedBy government of the South African Republic
linked to: Volksraad of the South African Republic
Coat of arms of the South African Republic adoptedBy Volksraad of the South African Republic
Commandant-General of the South African Republic governingBody Volksraad of the South African Republic
South African Republic legislature Volksraad
linked to: Volksraad of the South African Republic
State President of the South African Republic appointedBy Volksraad of the South African Republic
State President of the South African Republic cooperatedWith Volksraad of the South African Republic
Transvaal pound monetaryAuthority South African Republic government
linked to: Volksraad of the South African Republic
Boer republics governedBy Volksraad
linked to: Volksraad of the South African Republic
Koos de la Rey memberOf Volksraad of the South African Republic
subject linked to: Boer general Koos de la Rey
Volksraad of the South African Republic alsoKnownAs Volksraad of the Transvaal
linked to: Volksraad of the South African Republic
Volksraad of the South African Republic alsoKnownAs Transvaal Volksraad
linked to: Volksraad of the South African Republic
Volksraad of the South African Republic alsoKnownAs Raad van de Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek
linked to: Volksraad of the South African Republic
Natalia Republic legislature Volksraad
subject linked to: Natalia
linked to: Volksraad of the South African Republic
Kaiser Wilhelm II Kruger Telegram sentTo South African Republic government
linked to: Volksraad of the South African Republic