1861 in South Africa
The following lists events that happened during 1861 in South Africa.
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Incumbents
- Governor of the Cape of Good Hope and High Commissioner for Southern Africa:
- Sir George Grey (until 14 August).[1][2]
- Sir Robert Wynyard (acting from 15 August).
- Lieutenant-governor of the Colony of Natal: John Scott.
- State President of the Orange Free State: Marthinus Wessel Pretorius.[3]
- President of the Executive Council of the South African Republic: Stephanus Schoeman (acting).[4]
Events
- August
- 15 – Sir Robert Wynyard becomes acting Governor of the Cape of Good Hope and High Commissioner for Southern Africa.
- September
- 16 – Roman Rock Lighthouse at the entrance to Simon's Town begins operating after taking 4 years to build.
Births
- 10 November – Robert T. A. Innes, astronomer and secretary-accountant at the Cape observatory. (d. 1933)
- Sefako Mapogo Makgatho, the second African National Congress president. (d. 1951)
References
- "Grey, Sir George (1812–1898)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- World Statesmen: Botswana (Accessed on 14 April 2017)
- Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices, Orange Free State: Heads of State: 1854-1902 (Accessed on 14 April 2017)
- Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices, South African Republic (Transvaal): Heads of State: 1857-1877 (Accessed on 14 April 2017)
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