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Pretoria, convention of
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Pretoria, convention of, 1881. This convention ended the first
Boer War, following the British annexation of the Transvaal in 1877. The Boers were given self‐government, but the British retained suzerainty and the conduct of foreign relations. This shaky compromise was undermined by the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand south of Pretoria in 1886.
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Radio Pretoria Ordered to Stop Broadcasting
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 1/11/1994; 700+ words
; ...W. DeKlerk and Nelson Mandela met in Pretoria today to talk about their stalled negotiations...again ruled out today. Not far from Pretoria, a group of white Afrikaners is operating a private radio station called Radio Pretoria, which has become a symbol for those...
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 "The Saturday Star (South Africa)")
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KES rule roost in track and field; Pretoria schoolsare no longer dominant.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Saturday Star (South Africa); 9/27/2008; 700+ words
; ...broke the stranglehold that the two big Pretoria Schools have had on boys' schools athletics...inter-high, at KES, on Wednesday. Pretoria's Affies were the winners last year...the year before that the title went to Pretoria Boys' High. The last time KES won the...
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 "Pretoria News (South Africa)")
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Jordan enters 'Pretoria' row.(News)
Newspaper article from: Pretoria News (South Africa); 5/10/2007; 700+ words
; ...name of the capital of South Africa is Pretoria". According to Kallie Kriel, Afri...take any decision regarding the name of Pretoria while emotions were running high. Kriel...AfriForum to try to find solutions to the Pretoria name dispute. But yesterday the minister...
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Saints finally get the better of Pretoria rivals.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Saturday Star (South Africa); 5/30/2009; 700+ words
; ...BYLINE: Theo Garrun St Stithians beat Pretoria Boys' High at rugby first team level...20 minutes with no reply from PBHS. Pretoria came back strongly in the second part...31-14 to Saints at the break. The Pretoria revival carried on after halftime and...
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Pretoria to retain its name.(News)
Newspaper article from: Pretoria News (South Africa); 8/29/2007; 700+ words
; BYLINE: ZELDA VENTER The name Pretoria will not be replaced for the time being...round victory in its fight against Pretoria's name change. But the ANC has warned...should be grateful we still have the name Pretoria. They should not tempt us into renaming...
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Join the Pretoria Photographic Society for new ideas.(News)
Newspaper article from: Pretoria News (South Africa); 9/12/2008; 700+ words
; Clubs n Pretoria Photographic Society meets on Tuesday...8676. Visitors are welcome. n Rotary Pretoria Hatfield Club breakfast meeting on Thursday...7973 or 012 348 9675. n Rotary Club of Pretoria Silverton has a breakfast on Saturdays...
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Council, AfriForum spar over SABC's 'Pretoria'.(News)
Newspaper article from: Pretoria News (South Africa); 10/19/2007; 640 words
; ...AfriForum again over the SABC's use of "Pretoria" after the council asked the public...complaining that the continued use of the name Pretoria in news bulletins, weather and traffic...letter - which is in the possession of the Pretoria News - council spokesperson Console Tleane...
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TUT and Pretoria News sign lecture agreement.(News)
Newspaper article from: Pretoria News (South Africa); 8/13/2008; 700+ words
; ...Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) and the Pretoria News. TUT and the Pretoria News recently signed a memorandum of understanding...public lecture series, to be known as the TUT/Pretoria News Public Intellectual Lecture Series, will...
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Pretoria is still Pretoria ... for now.(News)
Newspaper article from: Pretoria News (South Africa); 5/10/2007; 700+ words
; ...of some sort to preserve the name of Pretoria and executive mayor Dr Gwen Ramakgopa...gaining some political ground in keeping Pretoria unaffected by name change. This approach...state it categorically that, yes, the "Pretoria name will remain for now". The repeat...
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Eric Bolsmann, a true Pretoria patron and patriot.(Tshwane News)
Newspaper article from: Pretoria News (South Africa); 10/19/2006; 700+ words
; ...Bolsmann, the author of Jacaranda - Pride of Pretoria is a Pretorian by choice after making his...and five books dealing specifically with Pretoria. The books are: n Contemporary Artists of Pretoria; n Ghosts of Pretoria; n Pretoria: Artists...
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Pretoria
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Pretoria , city (1991 pop. 667,700), Gauteng...Africa and formerly capital of Transvaal . Pretoria is now part of the Tshwane metropolitan...the metropolitan council voted to rename Pretoria Tshwane, an action not yet approved by...
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Pretoria, convention of
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History
Pretoria, convention of, 1881. This convention ended the first Boer War , following the British annexation...relations. This shaky compromise was undermined by the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand south of Pretoria in 1886.
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South Africa
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the World
...SOUTH AFRICA Republic of South Africa Major Cities: Pretoria, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Bloemfontein...society will make your stay rewarding. MAJOR CITIES Pretoria Pretoria is the administrative capital of South Africa. Greater...
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Brink, André (Philippus)
Book article from: Contemporary Novelists
...Cape Town. Editor, Sestiger magazine, Pretoria, 1963-65; Standpunte magazine, Cape...koffer, Die trommel, Die tas ; produced Pretoria, 1965). Cape Town, Tafelberg, 1965...Die verhoor (The Trial; produced Pretoria, 1975). Cape Town, Human &...
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South Africa, Relations with
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...establishment of apartheid. In 1948 in Pretoria, the Nationalist Party gained control...the international anticommunism of the Pretoria regime was helpful during crises such...administration fostered closer ties with Pretoria. The State Department upgraded its presence...
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