Griqualand East (Great Britain)

This article is about the specific polity Griqualand East (Great Britain) and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Was a Griqua state in South Africa in the second half of the XIX century.

Establishment

January 1875: The territory of eastern Griqualand was occupied by the British Empire and became a colony in 1874, shortly before the death of its founder and only leader, Adam Kok III.

Chronology

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1. Events

September 1879: In 1877 the Cape Parliament passed the Griqualand East Annexation Act (Act 38 of 1877). The act was only promulgated two years later on 17 September 1879, when four magistrates were set up, at Kokstad, Matatiele, Mount Frere and Umzimkulu. .