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Formation of the Crown Colony
- When
- 30 September 1885
- Where
- British Bechuanaland
On 30 September 1885, the British government officially constituted Stellaland, Goshen, and other southern territories as the Crown Colony of British Bechuanaland.
This administrative act formalized the incorporation of the former Boer republics into the British colonial structure. The colony was defined as the area south of the Molopo and Nossob rivers, excluding Griqualand West, marking the end of the United States of Stellaland's existence.
Sources
- British Bechuanaland Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-26
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