Orange River Sovereignty
Short-lived political entity in southern Africa (1848–1854) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Orange River Sovereignty | |||||||
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1848–1854 | |||||||
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Status | British colony | ||||||
Capital | Bloemfontein | ||||||
Common languages | Afrikaans English Sesotho Setswana | ||||||
Religion | Dutch Reformed, African religions | ||||||
Government | Constitutional monarchy | ||||||
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• 1848–1852 | Henry Douglas Warden | ||||||
• 1852–1854 | Henry Green | ||||||
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• 1849–1853 | C U Stuart | ||||||
• 1853–1854 | Sir George Russell Clerk | ||||||
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• British Colony founded | 3 February 1848 | ||||||
• Dominion renounced | 30 January 1854 | ||||||
23 February 1854 | |||||||
• British garrison departed | 11 March 1854 | ||||||
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