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Treaty of Vereeniging
Melrose House, Pretoria
ContextEnd of the Second Boer War
Signed31 May 1902
LocationMelrose House, Pretoria, South African Republic
Signatories
  • Treaty of Vereeniging Sir Alfred Milner
  • Treaty of Vereeniging Lord Kitchener
  • Treaty of Vereeniging Schalk Willem Burger
  • Treaty of Vereeniging Francis William Reitz
  • Treaty of Vereeniging Louis Botha
  • Treaty of Vereeniging Koos de la Rey
  • Treaty of Vereeniging Lucas Johannes Meyer
  • Treaty of Vereeniging Johannes Christoffel Krogh
  • Treaty of Vereeniging Christiaan de Wet
  • Treaty of Vereeniging J. B. M. Hertzog
  • Treaty of Vereeniging C. H. Olivier
  • Treaty of Vereeniging W. J. C. Brebner
Parties
  • Treaty of Vereeniging United Kingdom
  • Treaty of Vereeniging Transvaal
  • Treaty of Vereeniging Orange Free State
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The Treaty of Vereeniging was a peace treaty, signed on 31 May 1902, that ended the Second Boer War between the South African Republic and the Orange Free State on the one side, and the United Kingdom on the other.

This settlement provided for the end of hostilities and eventual self-government to the Transvaal (South African Republic) and the Orange Free State as British colonies. The Boer republics agreed to come under the sovereignty of the British Crown and the British government agreed on various details.

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