Orange Free State facts for kids
This page is about the country that existed during the 19th century. For the modern-day province of South Africa, see Free State.
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Orange Free State
Oranje-Vrijstaat
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| 1854–1902 | |||||||||
 Flag
 Coat of arms
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Anthem: Vrystaatse Volkslied
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Location of the Orange Free State c. 1890
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| Capital | Bloemfontein | ||||||||
| Common languages | Dutch (official) English Sesotho Zulu |
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| Religion | Dutch Reformed African religions |
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| Government | Republic | ||||||||
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• 1854 – 1855
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J. P. Hoffman | ||||||||
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• 1855 – 1859
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J. N. Boshoff | ||||||||
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• 1860 – 1863
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M. W. Pretorius1 | ||||||||
| Legislature | Parliament | ||||||||
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• house of representatives
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Volksraad | ||||||||
| Historical era | 19th century | ||||||||
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• Republic founded
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17 February 1854 | ||||||||
| 16 December 1838 | |||||||||
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• Start of 2nd Boer War
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11 October 1899 | ||||||||
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• Treaty of Vereeniging
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31 May 1902 | ||||||||
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| 1875 | 181,299 km2 (70,000 sq mi) | ||||||||
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• 1875
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100000 | ||||||||
| Currency | Orange Free State pound | ||||||||
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1 Also State President of the Transvaal Republic
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The Orange Free State (Dutch: Oranje-Vrijstaat) was a country in southern Africa. It was ruled by the Afrikaners. It was defeated by the British Empire and its colonies, the British Cape Colony and the Natal Colony, in the Second Boer War. It became the Orange River Colony and later joined with other colonies to make the Union of South Africa.
Images for kids
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Marthinus Pretorius
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Map of the route of the Dorslandtrekkers from the Orange Free State and Transvaal
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Boer prisoners after the Battle of Paardeberg, 1900
See also
In Spanish: Estado Libre de Orange para niños
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