Goshen (South Africa)

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Goshen (named after the biblical Land of Goshen) was a short-lived Boer republic from 24 October 1882 until 7 August 1883; it was located in an area of Bechuanaland, west of the then South African Republic.

On 7 August 1883 it united with the state of Stellaland to form the United States of Stellaland. However, in 1885, the British sent in a military force under Sir Charles Warren into the territory, who subsequently abolished the republic on 30 September of the same year and re-incorporated its territory into British Bechuanaland.

Historical nation-states of present-day
South Africa
(including Boer republics and TBVC states)
Swellendam (1795)
Graaff Reinet (1795-1796)
Waterboer's Land (1813-1871)
Adam Kok's Land (1825-1861)
Winburg (1836-1844)
Potchefstroom (1837-1844)
Potchefstroom, North West (1844-1848)
Republic of Utrecht (1854-1858)
Lydenburg Republic (1856-1860)
Nieuw Republiek (1884-1888)
Griqualand East (1861-1879)
Griqualand West (1870)
Klein Vrystaat (1886-1891)
Stellaland (1882-1885)
Goshen (South Africa) (1882-1883)
Zululand (1816-1897)
Natalia Republic (1839–1843)
Orange Free State (1854-1902)
South African Republic (1857-1902)
Union of South Africa (1910–1961)
Bophuthatswana (1977-1994)
Ciskei (1981-1994)
Transkei (1976-1994)
Venda (1979-1994)
Republic of South Africa (1961-present)


The Land of Goshen (Hebrew: גֹּשֶׁן, Tiberian: ɡoːʃɛn) is a place-name mentioned in the biblical story of Joseph.
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The Boer Republics (sometimes also referred to as Boer states) were independent self-governed republics created by the Dutch-speaking (proto Afrikaans) inhabitants of the Cape of Good Hope and their descendants (variously named Trekboers, Boers and Voortrekkers, but later
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Bechuanaland Protectorate (BP) was a protectorate established on March 31, 1885 by the United Kingdom in southern Africa. It became the Republic of Botswana on 30 September 1966.
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South African Republic (Dutch: Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek, or ZAR), often informally known as the Transvaal Republic, was an independent Afrikaner/Boer country in southern Africa during the second half of the 19th century.
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Stellaland was a short-lived Boer republic from 1882 until 1885, located in an area of Bechuanaland, west of the then South African Republic.

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The republic was formally created on 26 July 1882 by David Massouw and 400 followers, under the leadership of Gerrit
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Bechuanaland Protectorate (BP) was a protectorate established on March 31, 1885 by the United Kingdom in southern Africa. It became the Republic of Botswana on 30 September 1966.
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The Boer Republics (sometimes also referred to as Boer states) were independent self-governed republics created by the Dutch-speaking (proto Afrikaans) inhabitants of the Cape of Good Hope and their descendants (variously named Trekboers, Boers and Voortrekkers, but later
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Swellendam is a small town in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. It has approximately 30 000 residents. The town is the third oldest place of European settlement in South Africa and therefore offers some fine examples of Cape Dutch architecture.
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Graaff Reinet is a town in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It is the fourth oldest town in South Africa.

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The town lies 2463 ft. above the sea and is built on the, banks of the Sunday's River, which rises a little farther north on the southern slopes
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Griquatown is a sheep farming town (primarily Dorpers; a South African breed which can now even be found in places such as Australia) situated in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa.
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Philippolis is a small town in the Free State province of South Africa. It was founded as a missionary outpost for the Bushman in 1823, making it the oldest settlement in the Free State. It was named after John Philip of the London Missionary Society.
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Winburg is a small mixed farming town in the Free State province of South Africa.

Winburg is the oldest proclaimed town (1837)in the Oranje Vrystaat, South Africa and thus civilization north of the Orange River.
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Potchefstroom is a large academic town with the North-West University (previously known as Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education), situated on the banks of the Mooirivier
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Potchefstroom is a large academic town with the North-West University (previously known as Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education), situated on the banks of the Mooirivier
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Utrecht is a small town in the foothills of the Balele Mountains in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Coal mining and cattle ranching are the predominant economic activities of the citizens of Utrecht.
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Lydenburg is a town in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The town is slated to be renamed Mashishing, according to an announcement made on June 30, 2006 by the South African Minister of Arts and Culture, Pallo Jordan.
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Vryheid is a coal mining and cattle ranching town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Vryheid is Afrikaans for "freedom" or "liberty".

History

After British and Boer mercenaries had helped Dinuzulu defeat his rival Usibepu for succession of the Zulu throne, land and farming
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Griqualand East (also called East Griqualand) is a territory that now forms part of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa, south of the Umzimvubu River, around Kokstad. It takes its name from a group of Griqua people settled there under the leadership of Adam Kok III.
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Griqualand West is an area of central South Africa with an area of 40,000 km² that now forms part of the Northern Cape Province, which was inhabited by the Griqua people.
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Klein Vrystaat (Afrikaans:Little Free State) was a short-lived Boer republic in what is now South Africa.

History

From around 1876, a group of Boer lived on land bought from Swazi king Umbandino.
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Stellaland was a short-lived Boer republic from 1882 until 1885, located in an area of Bechuanaland, west of the then South African Republic.

History

The republic was formally created on 26 July 1882 by David Massouw and 400 followers, under the leadership of Gerrit
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Zululand, the Zulu-dominated area of what would become northern KwaZulu-Natal Province in South Africa, extends along the coast of the Indian Ocean from the Tugela River in the south to Pongola River in the north.
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The Natalia Republic was a short-lived Boer republic, established in 1839 by local Afrikaans-speaking Voortrekkers shortly after the famous Battle of Blood River. The republic was located on the coast of the Indian Ocean beyond the Eastern Cape, and was previously named
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