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 South African Republic
surface form: Transvaal Republic

South African Republic
surface form: Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek
annexedBy United Kingdom
borderedBy Bechuanaland Protectorate
surface form: Bechuanaland

Cape Colony
surface form: British Cape Colony

Colony of Natal
surface form: Natal Colony

Orange Free State
Portuguese East Africa
capital Pretoria, South Africa
surface form: Pretoria
commonLanguage Afrikaans (proto-Afrikaans / Cape Dutch)
conflict First Boer War
Second Boer War
constitutionAdopted 1858
continent Africa
countryName South African Republic self-link
currency Transvaal pound
surface form: South African Republic 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 Afrikaners
surface form: Boers (Afrikaners)
event First Boer War
surface form: British annexation of the Transvaal
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
surface form: Witwatersrand goldfields
goldDiscoveryImpact influx of foreign miners (Uitlanders)
governmentType presidential republic
republic
headOfStateTitle State President
largestCity Pretoria, South Africa
surface form: Pretoria
laterPartOf South Africa
surface form: Republic of South Africa

Dominion of South Africa
surface form: Union of South Africa
legalSystem Roman-Dutch law
legislature Volksraad of the South African Republic
surface form: Volksraad
locatedIn Southern Africa
Transvaal
surface form: Transvaal region
lostIndependence 1902
modernTerritoryNowIn Gauteng
surface form: Gauteng Province, South Africa

Limpopo Province
surface form: Limpopo Province, South Africa

Mpumalanga
surface form: Mpumalanga Province, South Africa

North West Province
surface form: North West Province, South Africa
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 South African rand
surface form: ZAR
statusAfterAnnexation British colony (Transvaal)
successorState Transvaal
surface form: Transvaal Colony
suzeraintyOf United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
surface form: United Kingdom (after 1881)

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Battle of Pretoria countryAtTime South African Republic
British forces in the Second Boer War opponent South African Republic
Frans Joubert countryOfCitizenship South African Republic
Frans Joubert historicalRegion South African Republic
Frans Joubert militaryAllegiance South African Republic
Siege of Pretoria countryInvolved South African Republic
Transvaal independence movement country South African Republic
Major-General Sir George Pomeroy Colley deathCountry South African Republic
subject surface form: George Pomeroy Colley
Natal-Transvaal border country2 South African Republic
Joubert countryOfCitizenship South African Republic
subject surface form: Pieter Hendrik Joubert
Hendrina Joubert countryOfCitizenship South African Republic
Hendrina Joubert spousePoliticalEntity South African Republic
Petrus Jacobus Joubert countryOfCitizenship South African Republic
Petrus Jacobus Joubert residence South African Republic
Petrus Jacobus Joubert militaryAllegiance South African Republic
Bapedi colonialEraConflict South African Republic
Vierkleur country South African Republic
Vierkleur usedBy South African Republic
Eendragt maakt magt associatedWith South African Republic
Eendragt maakt magt usedBy South African Republic
Kaiser Wilhelm II Kruger Telegram concerns South African Republic
Kaiser Wilhelm II Kruger Telegram countryInvolved South African Republic
Uitlanders country South African Republic