Stellaland
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Stellaland was a short-lived 19th-century Boer republic in southern Africa that later became part of British Bechuanaland.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Boer republic
ⓘ
former country ⓘ historical state ⓘ |
| area | approximately 15,500 square kilometres ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Bechuanaland Protectorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cape Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Vryburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
19th-century states in Africa
ⓘ
Boer republics NERFINISHED ⓘ Former republics ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | Coat of arms of Stellaland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName | Stellaland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| conventionalLongName | Republic of Stellaland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| currency | Pond ⓘ |
| disestablished |
1885
ⓘ
30 September 1885 ⓘ |
| established |
1882
ⓘ
26 July 1882 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupInGovernment | Boers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flag | Flag of Stellaland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedAfter | conflicts between Tswana chiefs ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Boer settlers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | republic ⓘ |
| headOfState |
Gerrit Jacobus van Niekerk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nicolaas Claudius Gey van Pittius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Scramble for Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Afrikaans
ⓘ
Dutch ⓘ |
| laterPartOf |
British Bechuanaland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cape Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Union of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leaderTitle | President ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bechuanaland region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedEntityFormed | United States of Stellaland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedWith | Goshen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | stars ⓘ |
| notRecognizedBy | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | unorganized territory in Bechuanaland ⓘ |
| reasonForName | appearance of a comet or meteor shower at its founding ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | South African Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
|
| succeededBy | British Bechuanaland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territorialDisputeWith |
British Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tswana chiefs ⓘ |
| todayWithin | North West Province, South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.