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Events relating to south africa
Khama III, the king of Bechuanaland, travels to London to demand the continuing protection of the British crown
Leander Jameson leads a disastrous raid into the Transvaal, in an attempt to topple Paul Kruger's government
Cecil Rhodes' involvement with the Jameson raid forces his resignation as the Cape Colony prime minister
Zululand, annexed by Britain in 1887, is now merged with the colony of Natal
Paul Kruger, prime minister of the Transvaal, forms an alliance with the other Boer republic, the Orange Free State
The UK colonial secretary, Joseph Chamberlain, appoints enthusiastic imperialist Alfred Milner as high commissioner in South Africa
The French exile the queen of Madagascar and claim the island as a French colony
Within a single 'Black Week' the British forces in South Africa suffer three defeats, at Stromberg, Magersfontein and Colenso
Paul Kruger flees after the British take Pretoria and annexe both the Boer republics
The relief of Mafeking ends a long siege which brings fame to the British commander of the garrison, Robert Baden-Powell
Thousands of women and children die in the concentration camps used by the British army for displaced Boer families
A treaty at Vereeniging ends the Boer War and brings the Boer republics under British control
After the defeat of neighbouring Transvaal in the Boer War, the British take sole control of Swaziland
A violent uprising by Herrero warriors in South West Africa targets male Germans of military age
Transvaal politician Louis Botha forms Het Volk ('The People'), a party committed to Afrikaner self-government
The largest diamond yet known is found in a South African mine belonging to Thomas Cullinan
Mahatma Gandhi, confronted by racial discrimination in South Africa, launches a programme of passive resistance (satyagraha)
Transvaal is given the self-governing status promised in the treaty ending the Boer War
The Transvaal government presents to Edward VII the Cullinan diamond, now part of the British crown jewels
National delegates from the four provincial parliaments draw up a draft constitution for a South African union
Mineral discoveries on the border of Northern Rhodesia and the Belgian Congo give the first hint of the riches of the Copper Belt
The Union of South Africa becomes an independent dominion within the British empire
Louis Botha is prime minister of the newly formed Union of South Africa, with Jan Smuts as his minister of interior and defence
The South African National Native Congress (subsequently the ANC, African National Congress) is set up in Cape Province
Dinizulu's son Solomon follows his father as king or chief of the Zulu people, and direct descendants of Shaka's brother Mwande continue to inherit until today
