1855 in South Africa

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The following lists events that happened during 1855 in South Africa.

Events

• Pretoria is established
• 20 Irish miners arrive to work in the Namaqualand copper mines
• 27 August - Jacobus Boshoff becomes the 2nd president of the Orange Free State

Births

• 24 March - Olive Schreiner, author and feminist

References

See Years in South Africa for list of References