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Die oorsprong van die ' Paardekraal-Gelofte'
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies | Vol 51, No 1 | a5773 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v51i1.5773
| © 2019 Kálmán Papp
| This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 12 August 2019 | Published: 31 March 1995
Submitted: 12 August 2019 | Published: 31 March 1995
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Kálmán Papp, Krugersdorp, South AfricaFull Text:
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The Origin of the ‘Paardekraal Vow’
Contrary to common belief that the ‘1880 Vow' was taken at Paardekraal, on the restoration of the Republic on 13 December 1880, the writer has documentary proof that this ‘Vow’ was in existence almost two years before that date. An agreement is said to have been signed by a number of the Boers at Wonderfontein, where they had gathered between 10 and 13 January 1879 to claim the restoration of the Republic. Both these minutes and the Transvaal press ignored this agreement as it was feared that they would lead to premature armed resistance. The Paardekraal Festival Commission became aware of the agreement in 1945 and adopted it as the ‘Vow of 1880' in their 1946 programme.
Contrary to common belief that the ‘1880 Vow' was taken at Paardekraal, on the restoration of the Republic on 13 December 1880, the writer has documentary proof that this ‘Vow’ was in existence almost two years before that date. An agreement is said to have been signed by a number of the Boers at Wonderfontein, where they had gathered between 10 and 13 January 1879 to claim the restoration of the Republic. Both these minutes and the Transvaal press ignored this agreement as it was feared that they would lead to premature armed resistance. The Paardekraal Festival Commission became aware of the agreement in 1945 and adopted it as the ‘Vow of 1880' in their 1946 programme.
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