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Alexandria · MMXXVIExplicit colophon · 2026

Event · 1795 CE – 1910 CE

Cape Colony

Also known as

Cabo da Boa Esperança
Cape Kolonisi
Cape of Good Hope
Capland
Coilíneacht na Rinne
Colonia Capului

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in countryBatavian Republic1795 CE
birthplace ofBen Viljoen1869 CE
had as citizenLouw Wepener1812 CE
had as citizenStephanus Jacobus du Toit1847 CE
had as citizenThomas François Burgers1834 CE

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