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Transvaal Colony
Transvaalkolonie
  • 1902–1910
Flag of Transvaal Colony
Flag
Badge of Transvaal Colony
Badge
Royal anthem: "God Save the King"
Location of Transvaal, circa 1890
Location of Transvaal, circa 1890
StatusCrown colony of the United Kingdom
CapitalPretoria
Official languageEnglish
Common languages
Afrikaans, Dutch, Ndebele, Sepedi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Zulu
Ethnic groups
(1904)
  • 73.79% Black
  • 23.40% White
  • 1.90% Coloured
  • 0.89% Asian
Religion
  • Dutch Reformed
  • Anglican
GovernmentConstitutional monarchy
Monarch 
• 1902–1910
Edward VII
• 1910
George V
Governor 
• 1902–1905
Viscount Milner
• 1905–1910
Earl of Selborne
Prime Minister 
• 1907–1910
Louis Botha
LegislatureParliament of the Transvaal
• Upper house
Legislative Council
• Lower house
Legislative Assembly
Historical eraScramble for Africa
• Established
12 April 1877
• Pretoria Convention
3 August 1881
• 'Transvaal Colony' Proclaimed
1 September 1900
• Treaty of Vereeniging
31 May 1902
• Grant of responsible self-government
6 December 1906
• Union of South Africa
31 May 1910
Population
• 1904
1,268,716[1]
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Transvaal Colony South African Republic
Union of South Africa Transvaal Colony
Swaziland Protectorate Transvaal Colony
Today part ofSouth Africa
Eswatini

The Transvaal Colony (Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈtransfɑːl]) was the name used to refer to the Transvaal region during the period of direct British rule and military occupation between the end of the Second Boer War in 1902 when the South African Republic was dissolved, and the establishment of the Union of South Africa in 1910. The borders of the Transvaal Colony[2] were larger than the defeated South African Republic (which had existed from 1856 to 1902).[3] In 1910 the entire territory became the Transvaal Province of the Union of South Africa.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference britcensus was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ De Villiers, John (1896). The Transvaal. London: Chatto & Windus.
  3. ^ Irish University Press Series: British Parliamentary Papers Colonies Africa, BPPCA Transvaal Vol 37 (1971) No 41 at 267

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