October 11, 2006
Second Boer War Erupts in South Africa
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The Boer Wars were fought between Dutch settlers in S Africa, called Boers, and the British Empire. The 2nd Boer War was sparked by the discovery of gold in the Transvaal, a region that had been annexed to Britain but was headed by anti-British statesman Paul Kruger. Tensions rose as British settlers moved into the region, and the Boer government began limiting their rights. During the war, the British set up a system of concentration camps in which how many internees reportedly died?
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