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Arrival at Kuruman

When
1841
Where
Kuruman mission station
Part of
David Livingstone arrives at Kuruman

David Livingstone arrived at the Kuruman mission station in 1841 for his first missionary posting.

Livingstone reached Kuruman, a London Missionary Society station founded by Robert Moffat in 1821. This arrival marked the start of his missionary work in Africa. The station was located in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

Sources

  1. Kuruman Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-25
  2. David Livingstone Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05

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