1834 in South Africa
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The following lists events that happened during 1834 in South Africa.
Events
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- Cape officially emancipates all of the estimated 59,000 slaves in the colony.[1]
- New Governor Sir Benjamin D'Urban establishes Executive and Legislative Councils. No elections, but debates are allowed, and laws require Council approval.[1]
- Secret preparations for the Great Trek begin as armed Boer farmers plan to leave Cape Colony.[1]
Births
[edit]- 20 January - Petrus Jacobus Joubert, a South African Republic Triumvirate member, is born near Cango in the Oudtshoorn district of Cape Colony
- 15 April - Thomas François Burgers, the 4th state president of the South African Republic, is born on Langefontein farm in the Camdeboo district of Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony
References
[edit]See Years in South Africa for list of References
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- ^ a b c "General South African History Timeline: 1800s | South African History Online". www.sahistory.org.za. Retrieved 18 February 2025.