The following lists events that happened during 1808 in South Africa.
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Events
edit- The settlement of Clanwilliam is established
- Moravian missionaries receive Groenekloof farm for work among freed slaves & Khoikhoi.[1]
- The slave trade is abolished.
- The Perseverance Tavern opens in Cape Town, becoming South Africa's oldest pub by the time it closes in 2020.
Births
edit- 31 January - Jacobus Nicolaas Boshoff, the 2nd president of the Orange Free State from 1855 to 1859, is born in Kogmanskloof, Montagu.
References
edit- ^ "General South African History Timeline: 1800s | South African History Online". www.sahistory.org.za. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
See Years in South Africa for list of References
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