State

Orange River Colony

1900–1910 · 20th century

The Orange River Colony was the British colony formed from the annexed Orange Free State during the Second Boer War, proclaimed in May 1900 and confirmed by the Treaty of Vereeniging in 1902. It received responsible government in 1907 and in 1910 became the Orange Free State Province of the new Union of South Africa.

Orange River Colony
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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Orange River Colony. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/orange-river-colony
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“Orange River Colony.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/orange-river-colony. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Orange River Colony.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/orange-river-colony.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Orange River Colony’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/orange-river-colony (Accessed: ).

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