Republic of Swellendam
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title:
Republic of Swellendam
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The Republic of Swellendam was founded in 1795 with the dissatisfaction towards the Dutch East India Company caused the burghers of Swellendam to revolt, and on 17 June 1795 they declared themselves a republic. Hermanus Steyn was appointed as President of the Republic of Swellendam. The burghers of Swellendam started to call themselves "national burghers" – after the style of the French Revolution. However, the Republic was short-lived and was ended on 4 November 1795 when the Cape was occupied
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Short-lived Boer Republic in Southern Africa (1795)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Swellendam
date created:
2023-08-05T16:48:49Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T15:50:12Z
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