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1900s in South Africa

  • Second Boer WarIn June 1884, Jan Gerrit Bantjes discovered a massive gold deposit on the Witwatersrand ridge south of Pretoria. This find triggered an influx of thousands…
  • Transvaal ColonyOn the 31st of May 1902, the South African Republic dissolved its existence as a sovereign state. The peace treaty known as the Treaty of Vereeniging…