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Pietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg is the capital of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, founded by Voortrekkers in 1838 and named after the Boer leaders Piet Retief and Gerrit Maritz. It was the seat of the Natalia Republic and then of the British Colony of Natal and Natal Province. In 1893 Mohandas Gandhi was put off a train at its station, an experience that shaped his campaigns against discrimination.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Pietermaritzburg. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/pietermaritzburg
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