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1840 in South Africa

Explore 2 historical events and records for South Africa in 1840.

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Historical records for South Africa in 1840

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1840

Potgieter Establishes Potchefstroom Settlement

Potgieter, Hendrik · Potchefstroom · Government / Government of South Africa

Hendrik Potgieter helped establish a Boer political and settlement centre at Potchefstroom, a foundation of later republican authority beyond the Vaal.

1840

Unification

Pretorius, Andries Wilhemus Jacobus · Transvaal · Government / Government of South Africa

Persuades Boer settlers in Transvaal to unite with Natal

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