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1886 in South Africa

Explore 4 historical events and records for South Africa in 1886.

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Historical records for South Africa in 1886

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September

1 September 1886

Death of John Charles Molteno

Molteno, John Charles · Government / Government of South Africa

Death of John Charles Molteno

November

25 November 1886

Prime Minister of South Africa

Sprigg, John Gordon · Prime Minister of South Africa · Government / Government of South Africa

Appointed Prime Minister of the Cape Colony, 2nd term

Other events (month unknown)

1886

Education

Smuts, Jan Christian · Stellenbosch · Warfare / Military

Smuts attends Victoria College, learns High Dutch, German & Ancient Greek & immerses himself in literature, the classics & Bible studies

1886

Witwatersrand Gold Rush

Kruger, Paulus · Witwatersrand · President of the South African Republic · Warfare / Boer War, 2nd

Gold discoveries transform the Transvaal and sharpen imperial tension.

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