... consequently did not have equal rights in the area. They were taxed heavily, had no voting rights and could not claim residency for fourteen years. The Boers were, at this stage, loyal to the British empire and it was not until the Jameson Raid, in 1895, that a Boer nationalist movement gained prominence. In Great Britain, the British leaders were under pressure ... . "Never since has there been a head of government in South Africa whose first language was English."" This political victory by the Boers lad the foundation for their political control of the country ever since. By this stag...

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