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The founders – variously named Trekboers, Boers, and Voortrekkers – settled mainly in the middle, northern, north-eastern and eastern parts of present-day South Africa. Two of the Boer republics achieved international recognition and complete independence: the South African Republic ( Dutch : Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek , ZAR; or Transvaal ...
The history of the Cape Colony and the Boers in South Africa is covered at length in the 1980 novel The Covenant by American author James A. Michener. The Boers appear as a civilization in the 'Scramble to Africa' scenario in Civilization V: Brave New World. [37] Paul Kruger leads the civilization during the scenario.
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View this map on the BL Georeferencer service. Image taken from: Title: "History of the Boers in South Africa ... with three maps" Author: THEAL, George McCall. Shelfmark: "British Library HMNTS 9061.eee.18." Page: 10 Place of Publishing: London Date of Publishing: 1887 Publisher: Sonnenschein & Co. Issuance: monographic Identifier: 003607007
Historically, Boers have exhibited a drive for independence which resulted in the establishment of different republics in what is now the modern Republic of South Africa. . The Voortrekkers proclaimed separate independent republics, most notably Natalia Republic, the Orange Free State and the South African Republic (the Transvaa
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 January 2025. South African system of racial separation This article is about apartheid in South Africa. For apartheid as defined in international law, see Crime of apartheid. For other uses, see Apartheid (disambiguation). This article may be too long to read and navigate comfortably. Consider ...
View this map on the BL Georeferencer service. Image taken from: Title: "History of the Boers in South Africa ... with three maps" Author: THEAL, George McCall. Shelfmark: "British Library HMNTS 9061.eee.18." Page: 11 Place of Publishing: London Date of Publishing: 1887 Publisher: Sonnenschein & Co. Issuance: monographic Identifier: 003607007
Political Map of South Africa drawn 1897, reprint 1899 from "Impressions of South Africa" by James Bryce The enormous wealth of the mines, soon became irresistible for British imperialists . In 1895, a group of renegades led by Captain Leander Starr Jameson entered the ZAR with the intention of sparking an uprising on the Witwatersrand and ...