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The Transvaal National Union is established

The Transvaal National Union is established

Date
20 Aug 1892
Updated
30 Sep 2019
The Transvaal National Union is established

The Transvaal National Union, a political organisation, was set up with J. Tudhope as president. The principal reason behind its formation was to further the interests of Uitlanders (Foreigners i.e. immigrants from abroad who flocked to the ZAR after the discovery of gold) and to campaign for equal franchise rights for all White men in the Transvaal. The union became an instrument of subversion, a tool of Rhodes, Jameson and the mine owners who conspired to bring about the abortive putsch, the Jameson Raid, in 1896.

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  1. 01Swart, M.J., et al. (eds)(1980).Afrikaanse Kultuuralmanak, Aucklandpark: Federasie van Afrikaanse Kultuurvereniginge.

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). The Transvaal National Union is established. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011147

South African History Online (2011) 'The Transvaal National Union is established', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011147 (Accessed: 3 September 2026).

South African History Online, The Transvaal National Union is established [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011147, (accessed 3 September 2026).

"The Transvaal National Union is established." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011147. Accessed 3 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "The Transvaal National Union is established." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011147.

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