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Witwatersrand in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Witwatersrand in South Africa. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

1 records1 event labels1 people1886–1886

Historical events in Witwatersrand

1886

1886
Witwatersrand Gold Rush
Paulus Kruger · Boer War, 2nd

Gold discoveries transform the Transvaal and sharpen imperial tension.

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match South Africa and Witwatersrand. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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