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The first group of Dorsland trekkers under the leadership of Gert Alberts leaves Pretoria.
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Dorsland Trek
Explorations of southern Africa by Boer settlers
Dorsland Trek is the collective name of a series of explorations undertaken by Boer settlers from South Africa from 1874 to 1881, in search of political independence and better living conditions. The participants, Trekboers from the Orange Free State and Transvaal, are called…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Gert Alberts
19th-century Boer explorer
Gert Andries Jacobus Alberts was the leader of the First Dorsland Trek. He was a member of the Gereformeerde Kerk and served as a church elder (‘kerkraadslid’).Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Pretoria
Administrative capital of South Africa
Pretoria is the administrative capital of South Africa, serving as the seat of the executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to the country.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)