Upingtonia

Republic of Lijdensrust Republiek Lydensrust
1885–1887
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Status	Boer Republic
Capital	Grootfontein
Common languages	Dutch (written) Afrikaans (spoken) German
Religion	Dutch Reformed
Government	Republic
President
• 1885–1887	George Diederik P. Prinsloo
History
•  Founding of Upingtonia	October 20 1885
• Name change to Lijdensrust	1886
• William Worthington Jordan killed by Nehale Mpingana	1886
• Republic collapses	1886
• Merged into German South-West Africa	June 1887
Currency	Pound sterling (£)
Preceded by Succeeded by Ovambo people German South-West Africa
Today part of	Namibia

Lijdensrust, officially the Republic of Lijdensrust, was a short-lived Boer republic in the area of present-day Namibia. Declared on 20 October 1885, it was originally named Upingtonia, but changed its name soon after as the reason for its original name proved worthless. In 1887, it was merged into German South-West Africa.