1825 in South Africa
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The following lists events that happened during 1825 in South Africa.
Events
Source:[1]
- Slave and Khoikhoi uprising in Worcester district over rights.
- Colonial frontier extended to the Orange River.
- Rix dollar converted to British currency.
- Adam Kok II elected Kaptyn of Griquas and "Bergenaars".
Births
- 17 September - Donald Currie, shipping magnate and donor of the Currie Cups for rugby union and cricket, is born in Greenock, Scotland
- 10 October - Future South African president Stephanus Johannes Paul Kruger is born in Cradock, Cape Colony[2]
Deaths
- 31 January - Petrus Johannes Truter (77), explorer and official in the East India Company, dies in Swellendam
References
See Years in South Africa for list of References
- ^ "General South African History Timeline: 1800s | South African History Online". www.sahistory.org.za. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ Kruger, Paul The Memoirs of Paul Kruger Four Times President of the South African Republic Told by Himself Century Co New York 1902 page 3