The South African Republic (Dutch: Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek, abbreviated ZAR; Afrikaans: Suid-Afrikaanse Republiek), also known as the Transvaal Republic, was an independent Boer Republic in Southern Africa which existed from 1852 to 1902, when it was annexed into the British Empire as a result of the Second Boer War.. The ZAR was established as a result of the …

Transvaal, former province of South Africa. It occupied the northeastern part of the country. The Limpopo River marked its border with Botswana and Zimbabwe to the north, while the Vaal River marked its boundary with Orange Free State province to the south. It was bounded by Mozambique and Swaziland to the east and by Cape Province to the west. The Transvaal’s …

The government of the South African Republic resumed to exercise its functions in accordance with the resolution of the Volksraad of 13 December 1880; Transvaal Territory was granted self-government in accordance with the Pretoria Convention, subject to the suzerainty of the British crown, on 8 August 1881. 3 Paul Kruger (1825–1904)

The Flag of Transvaal was the official flag of the Transvaal colony in South Africa from circa 1903 to 1910. ... (formerly the South African Republic), shortly after it had been annexed to the British Empire in 1902. Although landlocked, the colony is believed to have used the defaced Blue Ensign on land.

The Orange Free State (Dutch: Oranje Vrijstaat; Afrikaans: Oranje-Vrystaat;) was an independent Boer sovereign republic under British suzerainty in Southern Africa during the second half of the 19th century, which ceased to exist after it was defeated and surrendered to the British Empire at the end of the Second Boer War in 1902. It is one of the three historical precursors to the …

The Boer opposition to British rule in the Transvaal. Former President T. F. Burgers and other people loyal to the former Transvaal Republic objected to the annexation and Paul Kruger and E. J. P. Jorissen went to London, England, in 1877 to present their case to Carnarvon. They failed and in 1878 they took a petition with more than 6 500 ...

Mar 29, 2011 · The discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886 made the Transvaal, until then a struggling Boer republic, potentially a political and economic threat to British supremacy in South Africa at a ...

The Province of the Transvaal (Afrikaans: Provinsie van Transvaal), commonly referred to as the Transvaal (/ ˈ t r ɑː n s v ɑː l, ˈ t r æ n s-/; Afrikaans: [ˈtransfɑːl]), was a province of South Africa from 1910 until 1994, when a new constitution subdivided it following the end of apartheid.The name "Transvaal" refers to the province's geographical location to the north of the Vaal ...

De Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek of ZAR, informeel bekend als Transvaal, was een onafhankelijke staat in Zuid-Afrika in de tweede helft van de 19e eeuw die geregeerd werd door de Boeren, Nederlandstalige afstammelingen van blanke kolonisten uit de Kaapkolonie.De hoofdstad was Pretoria, hoewel Potchefstroom aanvankelijk diende als de regeringszetel.. De …

La República Sudafricana (neerlandés: Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek, o ZAR), conocida usual e informalmente como República de Transvaal, fue un país independiente en el África austral durante la segunda mitad del siglo XIX. No debe confundírsela con la actual República de Sudáfrica; no obstante ocupó la zona luego conocida como la Provincia sudafricana de …