Orange River Convention

Orange River Convention (1854)
TypeRecognition of independence and self-government
Signed23 February 1854
LocationBloemfontein, Orange River Sovereignty
Expiration6 April 1872
(some parts earlier)
SignatoriesBritish government and representatives of the communities in the Orange River Sovereignty
LanguageEnglish
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The Orange River Convention (sometimes also called the Bloemfontein Convention; Afrikaans: Bloemfontein-konvensie) was a convention whereby the British formally recognised the independence of the Boers in the area between the Orange and Vaal rivers, which had previously been known as the Orange River Sovereignty. This resulted in the formation of the independent Boer Republic of the Orange Free State (OFS).