Editing History of South Africa (section)

====South African Republic====
{{Main|South African Republic}}
[[File:Flag of Transvaal.svg|thumb|left|200px|[[Flag of the South African Republic]], often referred to as the ''Vierkleur'' (meaning four-coloured)]] The South African Republic (Dutch: ''Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek'' or ZAR, not to be confused with the much later [[Republic of South Africa]]), is often referred to as The Transvaal and sometimes as the Republic of Transvaal. It was an independent and internationally recognised nation-state in southern Africa from 1852 to 1902. Independent sovereignty of the republic was formally recognised by [[Great Britain]] with the signing of the [[Sand River Convention]] on 17 January 1852.<ref name=Eybers>{{cite book|author=Eybers|title=Select_constitutional_documents_illustrating_South_African_history_1795-1910|year=1917|pages=357–359|ol=24129017M}}</ref> The republic, under the premiership of [[Paul Kruger]], defeated British forces in the [[First Boer War]] and remained independent until the end of the Second Boer War on 31 May 1902, when it was forced to surrender to the British. The territory of the South African Republic became known after this war as the Transvaal Colony.<ref>Boereafrikana.com [http://www.boereafrikana.com/Geskiedenis.htm ''Geskiedenis'']. Accessed 6 June 2015</ref>