Volksraad van die Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek | |
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Houses | 1890–1902:
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History | |
Established | 1840 |
Disbanded | 31 May 1902 |
Seats | 48 (24 First, 24 Second) |
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Ou Raadsaal, Pretoria |
The Volksraad of the South African Republic (English: "People's Council" of the South African Republic, Afrikaans: Volksraad van die Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek) was the parliament of the former South African Republic (ZAR), it existed from 1840[1] to 1877,[2] and from 1881 to 1902[3] in part of what is now South Africa. The body ceased to exist after the British Empire's victory in the Second Anglo-Boer War. The Volksraad sat in session in Ou Raadsaal in Church Square, Pretoria.[4]