Permanent historical factsheet

Independence of Transvaal

Great Britain · Government / Liberal Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

3Records
1884–1905Date range
2Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1884

William Ewart Gladstone1884

Transvaal · Government / Liberal Party Government

Recognizes the Transvaal but it cannot conclude treaties without British permission

1905

Henry Campbell-Bannerman1905

London · Government / Liberal Party Government

Agrees to requests from Smuts for self-Government in the Transvaal & Free State

Henry Campbell-Bannerman1905

Transvaal · Government / Liberal Party Government

The Traansval is awarded self-Government. Agrees to requests from Smuts for self-Government in the Transvaal & Free State

Names involved

Henry Campbell-BannermanWilliam Ewart Gladstone

Provenance

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