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The Treaty of Vereeniging was a peace treaty, signed on 31 May 1902, that ended the Second Boer War between the South African Republic and the Orange Free State on the one side, and the United Kingdom on the other. This settlement provided for the end of hostilities and eventual self-government to the Transvaal (South African Republic) and the ...
- 31 May 1902
- End of the Second Boer War
The Treaty of Vereeniging ending the Second Boer War (1899–1902) was negotiated here by delegates of the South African Republic, the Orange Free State, and the British Empire. During the conflict, a concentration camp was set up in the area by the British in September 1900, and by October 1901 it housed 185 men, 330 women, and 452 children.
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The Boer republics agreed to come under the sovereignty of the British Crown and the British government agreed on various details. The Treaty of Vereeniging was a peace treaty, signed on 31 May 1902, that ended the Second Boer War between the South African Republic and the Orange Free State on the one side, and the United Kingdom on the other.
The two sides’ representatives met in the small Transvaal town of Vereeniging (pronounced in Afrikaans ‘fer-reen-igh-een’), although the treaty was signed in Pretoria, the capital of the Transvaal, on 31 May 1902. The treaty’s main points were that all Boer combatants would surrender, be temporarily disarmed and swear allegiance to the ...
Search for: 'treaty of Vereeniging' in Oxford Reference ». (31 May 1902)The peace treaty that ended the Second Boer War. It provided for the acceptance by Boers of British sovereignty, the use of Afrikaans in schools and law courts, a civil administration leading to self-government, a repatriation commission, and compensation of £3 million ...
May 5, 2002 · On May 31st, 1902, the Peace of Vereeniging was signed, ending the Second Boer War between Britain and the two Afrikaner republics of Transvaal and the Orange Free State. Boers in combat (1881) The Second Boer War between Britain and the two Afrikaner republics of Transvaal and the Orange Free State lasted a little over two-and-a-half years ...
Vereeniging, treaty of. Vereeniging, treaty of. This brought the second Boer war to a close. At the beginning of May 1902 the Boers agreed to treat for ‘limited independence’. On the 31st at Vereeniging in southern Transvaal they accepted Britain 's final offer: that they stop fighting and declare themselves subjects of King Edward VII, in ...
