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1869 in South Africa
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1869
The following lists events that happened during 1869 in South Africa.
Incumbents
Governor of the Cape of Good Hope and High Commissioner for Southern Africa: Sir Philip Wodehouse.
Lieutenant-governor of the Colony of Natal: Robert William Keate.
State President of the Orange Free State: Jan Brand.Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices, Orange Free State: Heads of State: 1854-1902 (Accessed on 14 April 2017)
State President of the South African Republic: Marthinus Wessel Pretorius.Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices, South African Republic (Transvaal): Heads of State: 1857-1877 (Accessed on 14 April 2017)
Events
September
4 – The first rails of the Namaqualand Railway is laid.8
Births
2 October – Mahatma Gandhi, Indian activist and politician. (d. 1948)
Deaths
deaths in 1869
Category:1869 deaths
Railways
New lines
Construction begins on the Port Nolloth-O'okiep line.
References
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