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See also: 1880 in South Africa, other events of 1881, 1882 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.

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  • The Tswana-Kora wars break out with white mercenary involvement
  • The town of Roburnia is established as the capital of the Republic of New Scotland, it was renamed to Amsterdam in 1882
  • Gold is discovered in the Barberton area

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See also: 1879 in South Africa, other events of 1880, 1881 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.

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  • Griqualand West is annexed to Cape Colony
  • Britain forms the first Legislative Council in the Transvaal

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18th century - 19th century - 20th century
1850s  1860s  1870s  - 1880s -  1890s  1900s  1910s
1878 1879 1880 - 1881 - 1882 1883 1884

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See also: 1881 in South Africa, other events of 1882, 1883 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.

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May

  • 9 May - Paul Kruger becomes President of South African Republic
  • 28 May - Two ships, the Agnes

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This is a timeline of the History of South Africa. For sport see Timeline of South African sport.

Before European colonisation

  • Early BCE Southern Africa
  • Early ACE Southern Africa

Colonization

  • 1400s
  • 1500s

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January 28 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.

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  • 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The excommunication of Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor is lifted.

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Boer (IPA: /bur/) is the Dutch word for farmer which came to denote the descendants of the Dutch-speaking pastoralists of the eastern Cape frontier in Southern Africa during the 1700s as well as those who left the Cape Colony during the 1800s to settle in the Orange Free State,
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927. It was formed by the merger of the Kingdom of Great Britain (itself having been a merger of the Kingdoms of England and Scotland) and the Kingdom of
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Battle of Laing's Nek was a major battle fought at Laing's Nek during the First Boer War on January 28, 1881 at Coordinates: .
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The First Boer War (Dutch: Eerste Boerenoorlog, Afrikaans: Eerste Vryheidsoorlog, literally First Freedom War) also known as the First Anglo-Boer War or the Transvaal War, was fought from 16 December 1880 until 23 March 1881.
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  • 421 - Constantius III becomes co-Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.

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Boer (IPA: /bur/) is the Dutch word for farmer which came to denote the descendants of the Dutch-speaking pastoralists of the eastern Cape frontier in Southern Africa during the 1700s as well as those who left the Cape Colony during the 1800s to settle in the Orange Free State,
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927. It was formed by the merger of the Kingdom of Great Britain (itself having been a merger of the Kingdoms of England and Scotland) and the Kingdom of
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Battle of Schuinshoogte Also known as Ingogo, was a battle fought at Coordinates: on February 8, 1881 during the First Boer War.
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The First Boer War (Dutch: Eerste Boerenoorlog, Afrikaans: Eerste Vryheidsoorlog, literally First Freedom War) also known as the First Anglo-Boer War or the Transvaal War, was fought from 16 December 1880 until 23 March 1881.
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Majuba Hill (near Volksrust, South Africa) on 27 February, 1881 was a resounding victory for the Boers. Major-General Sir George Colley occupied the summit of the hill on the night of February 26-27, 1881. His motive for occupying the hill remains unclear.
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March 21 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.

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Motto
"Dieu et mon droit" [2]   (French)
"God and my right"
Anthem
"God Save the Queen" [3]
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South African Republic (Dutch: Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek, or ZAR), often informally known as the Transvaal Republic, was an independent Afrikaner/Boer country in southern Africa during the second half of the 19th century.
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  • 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor.

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The Republic of the Orange Free State (Afrikaans: Oranje-Vrystaat) was an independent Boer state in southern Africa during the second half of the 19th century, and later a province in South Africa.
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  • 8 - Roman Empire general Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus.

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The Pretoria Convention was the peace treaty that ended the First Boer War (16 December 1880 until 23 March 1881) between the Transvaal Boers and the United Kingdom, which was signed by the South African Republic forces and the British forces.
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Boer (IPA: /bur/) is the Dutch word for farmer which came to denote the descendants of the Dutch-speaking pastoralists of the eastern Cape frontier in Southern Africa during the 1700s as well as those who left the Cape Colony during the 1800s to settle in the Orange Free State,
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Motto
"Dieu et mon droit" [2]   (French)
"God and my right"
Anthem
"God Save the Queen" [3]
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3,657,796 (2001 Census) Botswana (c. 1.3 million)
Languages Tswana language Religions African traditional religion, Christian

Tswana (Motswana, plural Batswana) is the name of a Southern African people.
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Amsterdam is a small sheep farming town in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Other than large sheep farms, there are large plantations of gum, pine and wattle trees in the area.
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See also: 1881 in South Africa, other events of 1882, 1883 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.

Events

May

  • 9 May - Paul Kruger becomes President of South African Republic
  • 28 May - Two ships, the Agnes

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GOLD refers to one of the following:
  • GOLD (IEEE) is an IEEE program designed to garner more student members at the university level (Graduates of the Last Decade).
  • GOLD (parser) is an open source BNF parser.

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Barberton, Mpumalanga, South Africa () is situated in the De Kaap Valley and is surrounded by the Mkhonjwa Mountains. It is 43km south of Nelspruit and 360km to the east of Johannesburg.
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