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The Bittereinders (Afrikaans: [ˌbətərˈɛindərs]) or irreconcilables were a faction of Boer guerrilla fighters, resisting the forces of the British Empire in the later stages of the Second Boer War (1899–1902). By September 1900, the conventional forces of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State had been largely defeated by ...
The treaty outlined the terms of peace and the future of the newly unified South African territories. In the 20th century, the bittereinderdag holiday was established by Afrikaners to commemorate the memory of the bittereinders and all Boers who died during the conflict. This holiday is observed by Afrikaner nationalists, including in the town ...
The following is a list of Thanksgiving television specials in the United States and Canada. Unless otherwise stated, these are episodes of established television series or one-off specials that are rerun annually.
Jews were among the first to take to ostrich-farming and played a role in the early diamond industry. Jews also played some part in early South African politics. Captain Joshua Norden was shot at the head of his Mounted Burghers in the Xhosa War of 1846; Lieutenant Elias de Pass fought in the Xhosa War of 1849.
Bittereinder is a South African rap/electro band from Pretoria who perform in Afrikaans.Jaco van der Merwe, Peach van Pletzen, and Louis Minnaar founded the three-man band in 2009, [1] and have since performed at major South African festivals such as Oppikoppi, [2] across southern Africa, and the Netherlands. [3]
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Afro-Argentines. Afro-Argentines (Spanish: Afroargentinos), also known as Black Argentines (Spanish: Argentinos Negros), are Argentines who have predominantly or total Sub-Saharan African ancestry, these stand out for having dark skin. [2] The Afro-Argentine population is the result of people being brought over during the transatlantic slave ...
After the Boer War, only 10 percent of the total of 1,750 Boers serving on the British side as National Scouts claimed their Queen's South Africa Medals.Ostracized by the Boer Bittereinders and their womenfolk, they had to found their own separate Afrikander church organisation, the Kruiskerk (Church of the Cross) in Pretoria. [1]