1839 in South Africa
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Events
- January - Henry Jervis is elected the Military Administrator of Port Natal
- 15 February to May - Johannes Stephanus Maritz is voted Natalia Republic's chairperson of the Raad
- 20 October - Johannes Stephanus Maritz is voted Natalia Republic's chairperson of the Raad for the second time
- December - The Cape Colony relinquishes Port Natal and it is incorporated into the Natalia Republic.
Births
- 7 December - Redvers Henry Buller in at Crediton, Devonshire
- John Robinson, the first Prime minister of Natal (1893 - 1897) is born
Deaths
- Barend Barends, Kaptyn of Griqualand West, dies
- Du Pré Alexander, Earl of Caledon and Governor of the Cape Colony, dies
- Sir John Francis Cradock, Governor of the Cape, dies
References
See Years in South Africa for list of References
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