1869 in South Africa

The following lists events that happened during 1869 in South Africa.

← 1868 1867 1866 1869 in South Africa → 1870 1871 1872
Decades:	1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s
See also:	List of years in South Africa

Incumbents

• Governor of the Cape of Good Hope and High Commissioner for Southern Africa: Sir Philip Wodehouse.
• Lieutenant-governor of the Colony of Natal: Robert William Keate.
• State President of the Orange Free State: Jan Brand.[1]
• State President of the South African Republic: Marthinus Wessel Pretorius.[2]

Events

September

• 4 – The first rails of the Namaqualand Railway is laid.[3]

Births

• 2 October – Mahatma Gandhi, Indian activist and politician. (d. 1948)

Railways

New lines

• Construction begins on the Port Nolloth-O'okiep line.[3]

References

1. Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices, Orange Free State: Heads of State: 1854-1902 (Accessed on 14 April 2017)
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. Bagshawe, Peter (2012). Locomotives of the Namaqualand Railway and Copper Mines (1st ed.). Stenvalls. p. 8. ISBN 978-91-7266-179-0.