The following lists events that happened during 1869 in South Africa.
Incumbents Governor of the Cape of Good Hope and High Commissioner for Southern Africa: Sir Philip Wodehouse. Lieutenant-governor of the Colony of Natal: Robert William Keate. State President of the Orange Free State: Jan Brand.Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices, Orange Free State: Heads of State: 1854-1902 (Accessed on 14 April 2017) State President of the South African Republic: Marthinus Wessel Pretorius.Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices, South African Republic (Transvaal): Heads of State: 1857-1877 (Accessed on 14 April 2017)
Events September 4 – The first rails of the Namaqualand Railway is laid.
Births 2 October – Mahatma Gandhi, Indian activist and politician. (d. 1948)
Deaths
Railways
New lines Construction begins on the Port Nolloth-O'okiep line.
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