1808 in South Africa

1808 in South Africa

"See also:"
1807 in South Africa,
other events of 1808,
1809 in South Africa and the
Timeline of South African history.

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Events

* The settlement of Clanwilliam is established
* The slave trade is abolished.

Births

* 31 January - Jacobus Nicolaas Boshoff, the 2nd president of the Orange Free State from 1855 to 1859, is born in Kogmanskloof, Montagu.

References

See Timeline of South African history for list of References


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