Which Happened First?

Orange River Colony

Orange River Colony
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The Orange River Colony was the British colony created after Britain first occupied (1900) and then annexed (1902) the independent Orange Free State in the Second Boer War. The colony ceased to exist in 1910, when it was absorbed into the Union of South Africa as the Orange Free State Province.

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Which happened first?

Timeline

  1. First Philippine RepublicJanuary 23, 1899 – March 23, 1901
  2. Edwardian era1901–1910
  3. Emirate of Nejd and Hasa1902–1921
  4. Orange River Colony (this page)1902 – May 31, 1910
  5. Republic of CubaMay 20, 1902 – January 1, 1959
  6. Kruševo Republic1903

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