South Africa was originally a colony of which country?

Portugal's Diaz reached the southernmost Cape of Good Hope, but Portugal's power was not established.

Dutch Cape Colony (1652- 1797, 1803- 1806)

British Cape Town Colony (1795- 1803, 1806- 19 10)

British South African Colony (1910-1931)

Detailed historical materials:

The Portuguese arrived at the Cape of Good Hope at the end of 15. 1652 Dutch immigrants settle down. The British arrived here on 1795. The British annexed the Cape of Good Hope. 1836, Boers migrated to the northeast and crossed the Orange River to Natal. The first Boer Republic was established in 1839. 1846, Britain annexed Natal, but recognized the Transvaal Republic established by the Boers (established in 1852) and the Orange Free State (established in 1854). However, after the discovery of diamonds and gold in South Africa at 1866 and 1886 respectively, the confrontation between the British and the Boers was aroused. 1880-188 1 and 1899-1902 fought two wars in south Africa. 19 10, Transvaal, Natal, Orange Free State and Cape Province United to form the South African Federation, which was listed as the dominion of the British Empire. 1931-1961became a sovereign country in the British Commonwealth. 196 1 became an independent republic. Botswana and Lesotho became independent in 1966, and Swaziland became independent in 1968. The South African apartheid government granted independence to the four classes in Toustain in 1976, 1966, 1979 and198, respectively, but none of them was internationally recognized. At 65438+.