Transvaal independence movement
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The Transvaal independence movement was a late 19th-century Boer nationalist struggle to restore the South African Republic’s sovereignty from British imperial rule.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Boer uprisings in Transvaal | 1 |
| Transvaal independence movement canonical | 1 |
| Transvaal uprising of 1880 | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Boer nationalist movement
ⓘ
independence movement ⓘ political movement ⓘ |
| country | South African Republic ⓘ |
| endTime | 1881 ⓘ |
| followedBy | tensions leading to the Second Boer War ⓘ |
| goal |
end of British annexation of Transvaal
ⓘ
restoration of South African Republic independence ⓘ self-determination for Boer population of Transvaal ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Boer dissatisfaction with British administration
ⓘ
British Empire in South Africa ⓘ
surface form:
British annexation of the South African Republic
|
| hasEffect |
establishment of the South African Republic as a de facto independent Boer state after 1881
ⓘ
strengthening of Afrikaner national consciousness ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Boer resistance to British annexation of Transvaal (1877–1881)
ⓘ
First Boer War ⓘ |
| ideology |
Afrikaner republicanism
ⓘ
Boer nationalism ⓘ |
| language |
Afrikaans
ⓘ
Dutch ⓘ |
| location |
South Africa
ⓘ
Southern Africa ⓘ Transvaal ⓘ |
| mainSubject | South African Republic sovereignty ⓘ |
| opponent |
British Army
ⓘ
British colonial administration in the Transvaal ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
British Empire
ⓘ
British imperial rule ⓘ |
| participant |
Afrikaners
ⓘ
surface form:
Boers
South African Republic government-in-exile leaders ⓘ Boer forces ⓘ
surface form:
Transvaal burghers
|
| partOf |
Boer resistance to British rule in Southern Africa
ⓘ
history of British imperialism in Africa ⓘ history of the South African Republic ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Calvinist Protestantism among Boers ⓘ |
| result |
Pretoria Convention
ⓘ
surface form:
Pretoria Convention (1881)
recognition of Boer self-government under British suzerainty ⓘ restoration of limited independence to the South African Republic ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Battle of Bronkhorstspruit
ⓘ
Battle of Laing's Nek ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Laing’s Nek (1881)
Battle of Majuba Hill ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Majuba Hill (1881)
Battle of Schuinshoogte (Ingogo) (1881) ⓘ British annexation of the Transvaal in 1877 ⓘ Siege of Pretoria ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Pretoria (1880–1881)
Transvaal independence movement self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Transvaal uprising of 1880
|
| startTime | 1877 ⓘ |
| temporalContext | late 19th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Boer uprisings in Transvaal
Transvaal independence movement
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significantEvent
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Transvaal independence movement
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Transvaal uprising of 1880