1882 in South Africa
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See also: 1881 in South Africa, other events of 1882, 1883 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.
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[edit] Events
[edit] May
- 9 May - Paul Kruger becomes President of South African Republic
- 28 May - Two ships, the Agnes (94 tonne) and the Christina (196 tonne), run ashore at Plettenberg Bay
[edit] July
- 26 July - The Stellaland republic is declared
[edit] September
- 2 September - Kimberley becomes the first town in the southern hemisphere to install electric street lighting.
[edit] Unknown date
- The Dutch language is once again admitted as an official language alongside English in the Cape Colony
- The Goshen republic is declared
[edit] Births
- 24 February - Jan Gysbert Hugo Bosman (aka Bosman de Ravelli), concert pianist and composer, is born in Piketberg

