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Also Known As Oranje-Vrystaat

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Map of South Africa showing its four historical provinces from 1910 to 1994: Cape, Natal, Orange Free State, and Transvaal. Major cities such as Cape Town, Bloemfontein, and Pretoria are marked, with provincial boundaries outlined and surrounding oceans labeled. An inset shows South Africa's location on the continent.
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Major Events

South African War: Boer troops
South African War
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Peace of Vereeniging

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continent
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country, Africa
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Key People

Milner, detail of an oil painting by Hugh de Twenebrokes Glazebrook, 1901; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
Alfred Milner, Viscount Milner
British diplomat
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J.B.M. Hertzog
prime minister of South Africa
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Marthinus Wessel Pretorius
Boer South African leader
Sir Johannes Brand, lithograph by W.H. Schroder
Sir Johannes Henricus Brand
president of Orange Free State
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Christiaan Rudolf de Wet
Boer statesman
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Marthinus Theunis Steyn
president of Orange Free State
Beyers
C.F. Beyers
South African politician