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Pretoria Convention

When
3 August to 25 October 1881
Where
Pretoria
Part of
First Boer War comes to an end

The formal peace treaty ending the war was signed on 3 August 1881, establishing the Transvaal as a self-governing entity.

The Pretoria Convention was signed in Pretoria on 3 August 1881. It established the Transvaal as a self-governing entity under British suzerainty, with the British monarch as Head of State. The treaty was ratified by the Transvaal Volksraad on 25 October 1881.

Sources

  1. Pretoria Convention Wikipedia, revision of 2026-03-30
  2. Battle of Majuba Hill Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-24
  3. First Boer War Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22

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