1844 in South Africa
The following lists events that happened during 1844 in South Africa.
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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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