Free State
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| Area | 129825 |
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| OFS Province | 31 May 1910 |
| Orange Free State | 17 February 1854 |
| Capital | Bloemfontein |
| Population | 2. 746 million (2011) |
| Districts | Xhariep |
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| Lejweleputswa | |
| Thabo Mofutsanyana | |
| Fezile Dabi | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1182752 |
About Free State
The Free State is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bloemfontein, which is also South Africa's judicial capital. Its historical origins lie in the Boer republic called Orange Free State and later Orange Free State Province.
Ukraine war: The Russians fighting for a Ukrainian passport
... She is seven months pregnant but because she s not legally Ukrainian, she can t access Free State health services...
South African taps run dry after power shortages
... In the Free State province, government investigations found that the majority of wastewater treatment plants are deemed to be " in critical condition" putting residents at risk of contaminated water...
South Africa pit bull attacks: 'We can't live in a world where dogs eat children'
... When we visited the neighbourhood in Free State province, about 250km (155 miles) south-west of Johannesburg, the charred remains on the street outside the Saule family home told of the grisly weekend scenes...
Royal raid: The curious case of the Irish Crown Jewels
... " In recent years, an unearthed Executive Council of the Irish Free State memo from 1927 stated that Ireland s leader, WT Cosgrove, understood " that the Castle jewels are for sale and that they could be got for £2,000 or £3,000"...
Taoiseach: Queen's death 'reminder to nurture UK-Ireland relations'
... Mr Martin said the four-day visit had almost been about " lightening the load of history" - a history which had seen the British rule over Ireland for hundreds of years before the creation of the Irish Free State and the partition of Northern Ireland in 1922...
Patrice Lumumba: Why a tooth is all that remains of the Congolese hero
... There was no mention of the millions who died or were brutalised under his reign when he ruled what was then known as the Congo Free State as his personal property...
Michael Collins: Lock of Irish leader's hair sells for £18,000
... The controversial created an independent Irish Free State, but it angered many republicans as it appeared to copper fasten Britain s recent partition of Ireland...
Ukraine: 'We are a shield for you - Europe and the world'
... We are independent and the Free State of Ukraine, and we will stand until the end...
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