NATIONAL ANTHEM OF Republic of the Orange Free State

The Republic of the Orange Free State (Afrikaans: Oranje-Vrystaat) was an independent Boer state in southern Africa during the second half of the 19th century, and later a province in South Africa. It is the historical precursor to the present-day Free State province. Extending between the Orange and Vaal rivers, its borders were determined by the United Kingdom in 1848 when the region was proclaimed as the Orange River Sovereignty, with a seat of a British Resident in Bloemfontein.
In the northern part of the territory a Voortrekker Republic was established at Winburg in 1837. This state merged with the Republic of Potchefstroom which later formed part of the South African Republic (Transvaal Republic).
Following the granting of independence to the Transvaal Republic, the British recognized the independence of the Orange Free State on 17 February 1854 and the country officially became independent on 23 February 1854, with the signing of the Orange River Convention. The Republic immediately came into being effectively incorporating both the Orange River Sovereignty and the traditions of the Winburg-Potchefstroom Republic.
Although the Orange Free State developed into a politically and economically successful republic, it experienced chronic conflict with the British (see the Boer Wars) until it was finally annexed as the Orange River Colony in 1900. It ceased to exist as an independent Boer republic on 31 May 1902 with the signing of the Vereeniging Treaty at the conclusion of the Second Anglo-Boer War. It joined the Union of South Africa in 1910 (which later became the Republic of South Africa in 1961) as a province along with the Cape, Natal, and the Transvaal — the other conquered Boer republic.
The republic's name derives partly from the Orange River (just as the Transvaal Republic was named after the Vaal River), but both names were bestowed by the Dutch Protestant settlers in honour of the Dutch ruling family, the House of Orange.

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[BrianVanR]

@crocolix You're calling me gay while you live in aids-infected Africa?

by the way, You're from Namibia.. you should speak for yourself..

for your sake I hope South-Africa annexes the banana-republic Namibia because giving you independence clearly was the most terrible idea ever..

groeten uit Nederland kut

[BrianVanR]

Anyway South Africa is the most beautiful country in the world!

I like how I can communicate with south-africans each in our own language and still be able to understand eachother!

unified in language is how I like to call it

with love from Holland ;)

[BLARGHALT]

I remember these guys from Victoria II.

They don't last long. :(

[AnnabelLolita]

@jsteel715 It isnt even a piano. It's that other thing they used before Piano. ( I know nothing about music in general so dont ask me for its name :p )

[wks1978]

The Orange Free State was not very free for the black slaves the Boers kept (and beat).

[NubianNazi]

@lynchanator101 Funny how every English speaker on the planet all makes fun of the Brits particular dialect/accent ;p

juuussssssttt saying LOLOLOL

[lynchanator101]

@CharlieALabtech Funny how you're insulting the English with their own language.

[wayhlan]

@chonge

British died means the old Britian died.

[CharlieALabtech]

Damn the English to hell!

[RolfBrecht123]

@BrianVanR Uit die blou van onse hemel, Uit die diepte van ons see, Oor ons ewige gebergtes Waar die kranse antwoord gee. Deur ons vêr verlate vlaktes Met die kreun van ossewa. Ruis die stem van ons geliefde Van ons land Suid-Afrika. Ons sal antwoord op jou roepstem, Ons sal offer wat jy vra: Ons sal lewe, ons sal sterwe, Ons vir jou, Suid-Afrika.

[pyromaniaknl]

@TheHoodieBro Cheers brother

[TheHoodieBro]

Greetings from the United States!