1833 in South Africa

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1833

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* 1834
* 1835
* 1836
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Decades:|

* 1810s
* 1820s
* 1830s
* 1840s
* 1850s

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*   * List of years in South Africa

The following lists events that happened during 1833 in South Africa.

## Events

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* David Hume, explorer and big-game hunter, becomes the first European to enter the country of the Bamangwato (Botswana).
* All slaves were emancipated in the British Empire.[1]
* Basotho kingdom under King Moshoeshoe repels attacks from mounted "Bergenaars" using horses and firearms, maintaining sovereignty. [2]
* Moshoeshoe invites Paris Evangelical Missionary Society missionaries to help modernize the state, and they establish villages along the frontier to reinforce authority.
* British Parliament passes the Abolition Act, ending slavery but introducing "apprenticeship" to prevent economic collapse.

## References

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1. ^ "Slavery Abolition Act". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
2. ^ "General South African History Timeline: 1800s | South African History Online". www.sahistory.org.za. Retrieved 18 February 2025.

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* Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
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Dependencies and
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* Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain)
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* Mayotte / Réunion (France)
* Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)

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