Orange Free State

The Orange Free State () was a country in southern Africa. It was ruled by the Afrikaners. It was defeated by the British Empire and its colonies, the British Cape Colony and the Natal Colony, in the Second Boer War. It became the Orange River Colony and later joined with other colonies to make the Union of South Africa.

It existed from 1852 to 1902, and was one of the 2 Boer Republics, the other being Transvaal. It is one of the three historical precursors to the present-day Free State province.

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