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Cape Colony Prime Minister opposes War

Cape Colony Prime Minister opposes War

Date
8 Jul 1899
Updated
22 Aug 2019
Cape Colony Prime Minister opposes War

William Philip Screhreiner, prime minister in the Cape Colony at the start of Anglo-Boer War 2 (South African War), summarised the pssure his government has put on the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR) or South African Republic (Transvaal) in an article in the South African News, and stressed, "We are at liberty to say that the Government regards these (Kruger's) proposals as adequate, satisfactory and as such should secure a peaceful settlement." He was hoping to avert war, but his anti-war stance finally led him to resign as Prime Minister and Parliamentarian. References: Cloete, P.G. (2000). The Anglo-Boer War: a chronology , Pretoria: Lapa. Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 9.

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Cape Colony Prime Minister opposes War. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011183

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