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==Events== ;March * 12 – Commander R.C. Dryer takes possession of the area surrounding Walvis Bay. ;May * 14 – Paul Kruger leads a second deputation to the United Kingdom to demand the freedom of the South African Republic. ;July * 17 – Nqwiliso, tribal chief of western Mpondoland and eldest son of the warrior Chief Ndamase, ceded sovereign rights of Umzimvubu River mouth to the Cape Colony 〔Kruger, D.W. (ed)(1972). Dictionary of South African Biography, Cape Town: Human Sciences Research Council, v. 3, p. 661.〕〔http://www.portstjohns.org.za/history.htm〕 ;December * 11 – The British present an ultimatum to the Zulu king Cetshwayo, triggering the Anglo-Zulu War. ;Unknown date * The 9th Cape Frontier War ends. * The first telephones are set up in the Cape. * The telegraph service between Natal and Transvaal is opened. * The British suspend the elected Cape Government and assume direct control, after escalating disagreements on confederation and frontier policy. * The last confirmed Cape Lion dies. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1878 in South Africa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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