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1833 in South Africa
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The following lists events that happened during 1833 in South Africa.
Events
David Hume, explorer and big-game hunter, becomes the first European to enter the country of the Bamangwato (Botswana).
All slaves were emancipated in the British Empire.https://www.britannica.com/topic/Slavery-Abolition-Act Slavery Abolition Act Encyclopædia Britannica 20 February 2024
Basotho kingdom under King Moshoeshoe repels attacks from mounted "Bergenaars" using horses and firearms, maintaining sovereignty.General South African History Timeline: 1800s South African History Online https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/general-south-african-history-timeline-1800s 2025-02-18 sahistory.org.za
Moshoeshoe invites Paris Evangelical Missionary Society missionaries to help modernize the state, and they establish villages along the frontier to reinforce authority.
British Parliament passes the Abolition Act, ending slavery but introducing "apprenticeship" to prevent economic collapse.
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