Bloemfontein Conference fails to produce agreement on Transvaal

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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The British High Commissioner for South Africa, Alfred Milner, meets with Transvaal president Paul Kruger in a conference at Bloemfontein. However, the two leaders fail to reach any agreement on the Transvaal franchise, which is currently denied to expatriate migrant workers, known as Uitlanders.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Bloemfontein Conference fails to produce agreement on Transvaal". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=19284, accessed 20 April 2024.]

19284 Bloemfontein Conference fails to produce agreement on Transvaal 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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