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The following lists events that happened during 1852 in South Africa.

Events

January

  • 17 January – The South African Republic is established with the signing of the Sand River Convention

February

  • 26 February – The British troopship, is wrecked near Gansbaai, Western Cape

March

  • 16 March – Voortrekker leaders, Andries Pretorius and Hendrik Potgieter reconcile

Unknown date

  • Copper mining begins at Springbokfontein

Deaths

  • 25 June – Ludwig Heinrich Beil, musician and botanist, dies in Keurbooms River near Plettenberg Bay
  • 16 December – Hendrik Potgieter, (59), Voortrekker leader, dies in Zoutpansbergdorp

References

See Years in South Africa for list of References