1844 in South Africa

	1844 in South Africa
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List of years in South Africa

Events

April - Voortrekkers from Natal cross back over the Drakensberg Mountains and settle at Potchefstroom
Land ownership in the Cape Colony is changed from leasehold to free hold
The settlement of Victoria West is established
The Voortrekker leader Hendrik Potgieter settle at Delagoa Bay, Mozambique

Births

5 October - Francis William Reitz, South African lawyer, politician, and statesman, president of the Orange Free State born in Swellendam, Cape Colony.

References

See Years in South Africa for list of References

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