1855 in South Africa
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See also: 1854 in South Africa, other events of 1855, 1856 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.
[edit] 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
[edit] Births
- Olive Emilie Albertina Schreiner, author and feminist
