Republic of Graaff-Reinet
The Republic of Graaff-Reinet | |||||||||||
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| 1795–1796 | |||||||||||
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| Capital | Graaff-Reinet | ||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||
| Marthinus Prinsloo | |||||||||||
| Independence from the Kingdom of the Netherlands | |||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Revolt Against the Dutch | 1795 | ||||||||||
• British Invasion of the Cape | 1796 | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | South Africa | ||||||||||
| Historical states in present-day South Africa |
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The Republic of Graaff-Reinet (Afrikaans: [ˌχrɑːf.rəˈnɛt]) was from 1795 to 1796 a self-proclaimed Boer republic that existed in and around the city of Graaff-Reinet in present-day South Africa. It was named after Cornelis Jacob van de Graaff and his wife, Cornelia Reynet.