Английская Википедия:1872 in South Africa
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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use South African English Шаблон:Year in South Africa The following lists events that happened during 1872 in South Africa.
Incumbents
- Governor of the Cape of Good Hope and High Commissioner for Southern Africa: Sir Henry Barkly.
- Lieutenant-governor of the Colony of Natal:
- Robert William Keate (until 18 July).
- Sir Anthony Musgrave (from 19 July).
- State President of the Orange Free State: Jan Brand.[1]
- State President of the South African Republic:
- Daniel Jacobus Erasmus (acting until 30 June).[2]
- Thomas François Burgers (from 1 July).[2]
- Prime Minister of the Cape of Good Hope: Sir John Molteno (from 1 December).[3]
Events
- July
- 1 – Thomas François Burgers becomes State President of the South African Republic.[2]
- 19 – Sir Anthony Musgrave becomes Lieutenant-governor of the Colony of Natal.
- December
- 1 – Responsible government is granted to the Cape of Good Hope and the British Governor's powers are significantly curtailed.
- 1 – Sir John Molteno, first Prime Minister of the Cape of Good Hope, forms the first Cape Cabinet.[3]
- Unknown date
- The Cape Government Railways is established under Cape Act 10 and takes over the operation of all private railways in the Colony, consisting of altogether Шаблон:Convert of track from Cape Town via Stellenbosch to Wellington and from Salt River to Wynberg.[4][5]
- The Cape Colony Government protests against the British annexation of Griqualand West, which is incorporated as a separate British colony.
- The Voluntary Bill is passed in the Cape, abolishing state subsidies for the Anglican Church.
Births
Deaths
- 1 September – Robert Gray, first Bishop of Cape Town. (b. 1809)
Railways
New lines
- Construction begins on the Port Elizabeth-Uitenhage line.[6]
References
Шаблон:Reflist Шаблон:Africa topic
- ↑ Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices, Orange Free State: Heads of State: 1854-1902 (Accessed on 14 April 2017)
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices, South African Republic (Transvaal): Heads of State: 1857-1877 (Accessed on 14 April 2017)
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 First Cape Cabinet Formed - John Molteno Premier (Accessed on 16 April 2017)
- ↑ Шаблон:Holland-Vol 1
- ↑ Report for year ending 31 December 1909, Cape Government Railways, Section VIII - Dates of Opening and the Length of the different Sections in the Cape Colony, from the Year 1873 to 31 December 1909.
- ↑ Pioneer, Little Bess & Mliss
