Orange Free State: Polity Style: 1854-1902 |
| 23 Feb 1854 |
a convention providing for the transfer of the government of the Orange River Territory from the British Crown to local inhabitants is signed by the Special Commissioner of the British Crown and the representatives of the districts of Bloemfontein, Smithfield, Winburg, Harrismith and Sannah's Poort on 23 Feb 1854 in Bloemfontein (Volksraad Notulen 1854-1855: South African Archival Records, Bylaag 87 (a-b) / 1854, 211-220; Select Constitutional Documents, 281-285) |
| 24 Feb 1854 |
the government of the Orange River Territory is transferred from the Special Commissioner of the British Crown to the Provisional Government in accordance with a proclamation of the Special Commissioner of 24 Feb 1854 (The Friend, No. 201, 4 Mar 1854, p. 1) |
24 Feb 1854 - 10 Apr 1854 |
Vry Staat van Oranjerivier | Free State of the Orange River [1] |
| 10 Apr 1854 |
the Constitution of the Orange Free State (Constitutie van (den) Oranje Vrye Staat) is approved by the Volksraad (Volksraad Notulen 1854-1855: South African Archival Records, pp. 47, 194-201, Bylaag 78/1854; Select Constitutional Documents, 285-296) |
| 10 Apr 1854 - 31 May 1902 |
Oranjevrijstaat | Orange Free State [2] |
| 24 May 1900 |
the territories of the Orange Free State are annexed and form part of the dominions of the British Crown as the Orange River Colony in accordance with a proclamation of the Commander-in-Chief of the British Forces in South Africa of 24 May 1900 (Orange River Colony Proclamations, pp. 1-2) |
| 31 May 1902 |
th sovereignty of the British Crown over the South African Republic and Orange Free State is recognized in accordance with a peace treaty signed by the representatives of the governments of the South African Republic and Orange Free State, and by the representatives of the United Kingdom at Pretoria (Treaty of Vereeniging) |
