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Witwatersrand Gold Rush
Witwatersrand Basin and major goldfields
Date
1886
Location
Witwatersrand Basin, Johannesburg, South Africa
Outcome
The largest gold rush ever led to the eventual Boer defeat in the Second Boer War (1899-1902), the loss of Boer autonomy and self-government, and total British rule in South Africa
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