Volksraad (South African Republic)
Volksraad van die Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | 1890–1902:
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| History | |
| Established | 1840 |
| Disbanded | 31 May 1902 |
| Seats | 48 (24 First, 24 Second) |
| Meeting place | |
| 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 to 1877, and from 1881 to 1902 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.