Little Vry State
Little Vry State | |||||
Small Free State | |||||
1886-1891 | |||||
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Official language | Dutch | ||||
Capital | Piet Retief | ||||
Form of government | republic | ||||
Head of state , also head of government |
JJ Ferreira F.I. Maritz |
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surface | 0.1458 km² | ||||
independence | 1886 |
Klein Vrystaat (in German: Small Free State ) was a short-lived Boer republic in what is now the Republic of South Africa .
Around 1876 a group of Boers lived on land that they had bought from the Swazi chief Umbandino . A formal government was formed in 1886 and shortly afterwards they adopted a constitution . The state lasted until 1891 when it was incorporated into the South African Republic . The capital was Piet Retief .
literature
- CL Engelbrecht: Republiek van die Klein-Vrystaat (1886-1891) . Afrikanervolkswag, Orania 2000, ISBN 978-1-874840-28-2 .
Web links
- Klein Vrystaat on Flags of the World (English)