Orange River Convention

Orange River Convention (1854)

Type	Recognition of independence and self-government
Signed	23 February 1854
Location	Bloemfontein, Orange River Sovereignty
Expiration	6 April 1872 (some parts earlier)
Signatories	British government and representatives of the communities in the Orange River Sovereignty
Language	English
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The Orange River Convention (sometimes also called the Bloemfontein Convention; Afrikaans: Bloemfontein-konvensie) was a convention whereby the British formally recognised the independence of the Boers in the area between the Orange and Vaal rivers, which had previously been known as the Orange River Sovereignty. This resulted in the formation of the independent Boer Republic of the Orange Free State (OFS).