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Andries Pretorius, Boer leader after whom Pretoria was named, Prime Minister of the Natalia Republic (died 1853)
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Andries Pretorius
South African politician (1798–1853)
Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus Pretorius was a leader of the Boers who was instrumental in the creation of the South African Republic, as well as the earlier but short-lived Natalia Republic, in present-day South Africa. The large city of Pretoria, executive capital of South Africa,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Boers
Descendants of Afrikaners beyond the Cape Colony frontier
Boers are the descendants of the proto Afrikaans-speaking Free Burghers of the eastern Cape frontier in Southern Africa during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. From 1652 to 1795, the Dutch East India Company controlled the Dutch Cape Colony, which the United Kingdom…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)
Natalia Republic
Former country in Southern Africa
The Natalia Republic was a short-lived Boer republic founded in 1839 after a Voortrekker victory against the Zulus at the Battle of Blood River. The area was previously named Natália by Portuguese sailors, due to its discovery on Christmas. The republic came to an end in 1843…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Day of the year
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