Orange Free State: Polity Style: 1854-1902 |
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| 23 Feb 1854 | Convention of Bloemfontein is signed, providing for the transfer of the Government of the Orange River Territory from the United Kingdom to local representatives [Notule I, Bylaag 87 (a-b) / 1854, 211-220; Select Constitutional Documents, 281-285] | 23 Feb 1854 - 10 Apr 1854 | Vry Staat van Oranjerivier [1] |
| 10 Apr 1854 | Constitution is approved by the Volksraad [Notule I, 47, 194-201 (Bylaag 78/1854)] |
| 10 Apr 1854 - 31 May 1902 | Oranjevrijstaat [2] |
| 24 May 1900 | Proclamation of the Commander-in-Chief of the British Forces in South Africa on annexation of Oranjevrijstaat to the British Dominions and forming a part of it under the name of Orange River Colony |
| 31 May 1902 | national government ceased to exist upon the signing of the Treaty of Vereeniging |
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| [1] | Occasionally in full: Vry en Onafhankelyk Staat van Oranjerivier |
| [2] | Also in official use: Oranjevrystaat, Oranje Vry Staat, Orange Vrij Staat, Oranje Vrij Staat. |
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