Pretoria Convention

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The Pretoria Convention was an 1881 treaty between the British Empire and the South African Republic that ended the First Boer War and restored limited self-government to the Boers under British suzerainty.

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Pretoria Convention (1881) 2
Pretoria Convention canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international agreement
treaty
alsoKnownAs Pretoria Treaty
appliesTo Transvaal
between British Empire
South African Republic
category 19th-century treaties
ended First Boer War
established British suzerainty over the South African Republic
followedBy London Convention of 1884
linked to: London Convention
grants internal autonomy to the Boers
hasLegalEffect defined status of the South African Republic after the First Boer War
ended hostilities between Britain and the South African Republic
historicalPeriod late 19th century
limits foreign policy independence of the South African Republic
locationOfSigning Pretoria, Transvaal
partOf history of South Africa
history of the British Empire
precedes London Convention revision of terms
recognizes South African Republic under British suzerainty
regulates internal self-government of the South African Republic
relatedToConflict First Anglo-Boer War
linked to: First Boer War
restored limited self-government to the South African Republic
signedAt Pretoria
signedByParty representatives of the British government
representatives of the South African Republic
signedIn 1881
signedInCountry South African Republic
signedOn 3 August 1881
subjectOf Anglo-Boer relations

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Transvaal independence movement result Pretoria Convention (1881)
linked to: Pretoria Convention
Paul Kruger negotiated Pretoria Convention (1881)
subject linked to: Paul Krueger
linked to: Pretoria Convention