1844 in South Africa
The following lists events that happened during 1844 in South Africa.
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Events
- April - Voortrekkers from Natal cross back over the Drakensberg Mountains and settle at Potchefstroom
- Land ownership in the Cape Colony is changed from leasehold to free hold
- The settlement of Victoria West is established
- The Voortrekker leader Hendrik Potgieter settle at Delagoa Bay, Mozambique
Births
- 5 October - Francis William Reitz, South African lawyer, politician, and statesman, president of the Orange Free State born in Swellendam, Cape Colony.
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gollark: See: when `/lineage/` links stopped working on cave eggs.
gollark: TJ09 would never *announce* bugfixes.
gollark: 3 days later:```A HOLIDAY SURPRISE from TJ09! All garlands bred via a recent glitch are now mints.```
References
See Years in South Africa for list of References
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