The colony regained its independence in 1907 and joined the Union of South Africa in 1910.
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British in 1848 but was granted its independence in 1854. In 1900, during the SOUTH
AFRICAN WAR (1899-1902) between the Afrikaners and the British, the Free State was made
the Orange River Colony of the United Kingdom. |
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The colony regained its independence in 1907 and joined the Union of South Africa in 1910. |
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