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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 River Sovereignty (1848–1854; Afrikaans: Oranjerivier-soewereiniteit) was a short-lived political entity between the Orange and Vaal rivers in Southern Africa, a region known informally as Transorangia. In 1854, it became the Orange Free State, and is now the Free State province of South Africa.
On 30 January 1854, a royal proclamation was signed abandoning and renouncing all dominion in the Orange River Sovereignty. On 23 February 1854, the Orange River Convention officially recognised the independence of the area which was called the Orange Free State .
It was the supreme authority of Orange Free State. [2] ... March 1854 June 1854 [6] Henry Halse: June 1854 ? [7] Gert Petrus Visser: 1855 [8]? Lodewyk Jacobus Papenfus
The state president of the Orange Free State had the executive authority in the Orange Free State. By the constitution of 1854, the president was elected by the Burghers, from a list of candidates nominated by the Volksraad for a term of five years. There were no term-limits. [1] The Old Presidency in Bloemfontein
Maryland – State of Maryland in Africa [1] (from 29 May 1854 to 18 March 1857) ... Orange Free State – Republic of Orange Free State (from February 17, 1854)
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In 2014 full-time tuition was $27,491, and the total cost of attendance (including room, board and fees) was $41,615. [55] All students received financial aid, with the average aid package $13,956. [55] As of 2017, tuition and fees for the Shimer School will be identical to those of North Central College.