1858 in South Africa
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Incumbents
- Governor of the Cape of Good Hope and High Commissioner for Southern Africa: Sir George Grey.[1][2]
- Lieutenant-governor of the Colony of Natal: John Scott.
- State President of the Orange Free State: Jacobus Nicolaas Boshoff.[3]
- President of the Executive Council of the South African Republic: Marthinus Wessel Pretorius.[4]
Events
- March
- 19 â Senekal's War breaks out between the Orange Free State and the Basotho tribe.[5]
Births
- 6 December â Ernest Edward Galpin, botanist and banker. (d. 1941)
Deaths
- Cornelius Kok II, leader of the Griqua people. (b. 1778)