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The Orange Free State (Dutch: Oranje Vrijstaat [oːˈrɑɲə ˈvrɛistaːt]; Afrikaans: Oranje-Vrystaat [uəˈraɲə ˈfrɛistɑːt]) was an independent Boer-ruled sovereign republic under British suzerainty in Southern Africa during the second half of the 19th century, which ceased to exist after it was defeated and surrendered to the British Empire at the end of the Second Boer War in 1902.
The Orange Free State became independent on 23 February 1854 with the signing of the Bloemfontein or Orange River Convention. The Orange Free State was nicknamed "the model republic". The Transvaal and the Orange Free State developed into successful independent countries which were recognized by the Netherlands, France, Germany, Belgium, the ...
Dublin University Football Club is founded by students at Trinity College. It is a rugby union club still based in the college grounds and plays in the AIB League . It is the world's oldest extant football club (all codes) in terms of continuous existence.
The old Orange Free State's presidential residence, the Old Presidency, is currently a museum and cultural space in the city. A railway line was built in 1890 connecting Bloemfontein to Cape Town . The railway line provided a centrally located railway station and proved critical to the British in occupying the city later.
The College Football Playoff first round is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 20 and Saturday, Dec. 21. ABC and ESPN will televise two of the four games, while TNT will broadcast the other two.
College Football on NBC Sports is the de facto title used for broadcasts of NCAA college football games produced by NBC Sports. Via its experimental station W2XBS, NBC presented the first television broadcast of American football at any level on September 30, 1939, between the Fordham Rams and the Waynesburg Yellow Jackets. NBC held rights to ...
It included the territories that were formerly part of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State. Following World War I , the Union of South Africa was a signatory of the Treaty of Versailles and became one of the founding members of the League of Nations .
Orange Free State (1854–1902) Republic of Utrecht (1854–1858) ... Part of 2010 FIFA World Cup football contest played in Port Elizabeth. 2011 - Population: 312,392.