Sand River Convention

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The Sand River Convention was an 1852 agreement by which Britain recognized the independence of the Boer settlers in the Transvaal region of southern Africa.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
international agreement
treaty
alternativeName Sand River Treaty
appliesToRegion South African interior
Transvaal
category Boer republics
History of the Transvaal
Treaties of the United Kingdom
countryRepresentedBySignatory United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED
createdPoliticalEntity South African Republic
dateSigned 1852-01-17
diplomaticNature bilateral treaty
geographicalFocus territory north of the Vaal River
hasTypeOfSignatories colonial power and settler community
historicalContext British colonial expansion in southern Africa
historicalPeriod 19th century
influencedBy Boer resistance to British rule
involvesEmpire British Empire
involvesEthnicGroup Boers
isPartOf history of South African state formation
languageOfDocument English
legalEffect recognized independence of the Transvaal Boers from British authority
placeNamedAfter Sand River (South Africa) NERFINISHED
precedesEvent First Boer War
recognizedIndependenceOf Boer settlers in the Transvaal
South African Republic
relatedEvent Bloemfontein Convention
Great Trek
relatedToConflict Boer–British relations
resultedIn formal recognition of Boer self-government north of the Vaal River
signatory Boer leaders of the Transvaal
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
signatoryParty Boer settlers in the Transvaal
British government
signedAt Sand River NERFINISHED
signedBefore establishment of the South African Republic government structures
signedInCountry South African Republic
signedInPresentDayCountry South Africa
signedInRegion Transvaal
status historical
subjectMatter recognition of Boer independence
sovereignty in the Transvaal
yearSigned 1852

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Sand River Convention ("Sand River Treaty")
alternativeName
Transvaal
treaty

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