Orange-Transvaal was formed in 1910 as the Union of Orange-Transvaal when the two formerly British Transvaal Colony and Orange River Colony were given dominion status, along with the Cape Colony. The Natal Colony remained a colony until the Kingdom of Zululand was given full independence in 1931. During 1910, the Orange-Transvaal Afrikaner government evacuated its entire native black population due to growing concerns that they might soon call for equal rights and representation. Most moved to Bechuanaland and Zimbabwe, while those who sought to continue a Western lifestyle went on to live in the Cape Colony, where whites and blacks had generally equal rights. The evacuation caused Orange-Transvaal to be the only country in the world which has an absolutely racially heterogeneous populatio
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| - Orange-Transvaal was formed in 1910 as the Union of Orange-Transvaal when the two formerly British Transvaal Colony and Orange River Colony were given dominion status, along with the Cape Colony. The Natal Colony remained a colony until the Kingdom of Zululand was given full independence in 1931. During 1910, the Orange-Transvaal Afrikaner government evacuated its entire native black population due to growing concerns that they might soon call for equal rights and representation. Most moved to Bechuanaland and Zimbabwe, while those who sought to continue a Western lifestyle went on to live in the Cape Colony, where whites and blacks had generally equal rights. The evacuation caused Orange-Transvaal to be the only country in the world which has an absolutely racially heterogeneous populatio
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| - Vrystate van Oranje-Transvaal
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- --05-31
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| - Free States of Orange-Transvaal
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| - Orange-Transvaal was formed in 1910 as the Union of Orange-Transvaal when the two formerly British Transvaal Colony and Orange River Colony were given dominion status, along with the Cape Colony. The Natal Colony remained a colony until the Kingdom of Zululand was given full independence in 1931. During 1910, the Orange-Transvaal Afrikaner government evacuated its entire native black population due to growing concerns that they might soon call for equal rights and representation. Most moved to Bechuanaland and Zimbabwe, while those who sought to continue a Western lifestyle went on to live in the Cape Colony, where whites and blacks had generally equal rights. The evacuation caused Orange-Transvaal to be the only country in the world which has an absolutely racially heterogeneous population - 100% made up of persons of European descent. In 1911, the Union Volksraad passed a Constitution, giving it a federal presidential republican system of government. It established the State President as the head of state and head of government, the Volksraad (People's Council) as the bicameral legislature, and the Supreme Court as the highest court. It is heavily based on the Constitution and structure of government of the United States, and therefore also adopted American federalism. The two states - Orange and Transvaal - are autonomous and have their own governments administered from their own capitals. Vereeniging is the federal capital and does not form part of either state. The Republican Party is currently the majority party in the upper house Senate, and holds the presidency, while the Constitutional Party has control over the lower house Assembly. The Republicans and Constitutionals have shared power on and off since both their establishment in the early 1910s. The Free States is generally considered to be one of the world's last blatantly and unapologetically racist states, and has a residency and citizenship ban on any non-white persons. Non-whites are allowed to travel to Orange-Transvaal for business and tourism however may under no circumstances remain in the country for longer than a 30 day period. While also patriarchal, the Free States has repealed most sexist law and has made major strides toward gender equality in non-religious matters in recent decades. Orange-Transvaal's human rights record is therefore rated as acceptable. It has a noninterventionist foreign policy stance and is generally friendly toward its neighboring states.
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