"Die Vierkleur" (Four Colour), flag of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR), is hoisted for the first time in Potchefstroom at the inauguration of M.W. Pretorius, the first president of the ZAR.
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South African History Online. (2011, December 14). ”Die Vierkleur” (Four Colour), flag of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR), is hoisted for the first time in Potchefstroom at. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071622
South African History Online (2011) '”Die Vierkleur” (Four Colour), flag of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR), is hoisted for the first time in Potchefstroom at', South African History Online, 14 December. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071622 (Accessed: 15 September 2026).
South African History Online, ”Die Vierkleur” (Four Colour), flag of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR), is hoisted for the first time in Potchefstroom at [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071622, (accessed 15 September 2026).
"”Die Vierkleur” (Four Colour), flag of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR), is hoisted for the first time in Potchefstroom at." South African History Online, 14 Dec. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071622. Accessed 15 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "”Die Vierkleur” (Four Colour), flag of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR), is hoisted for the first time in Potchefstroom at." South African History Online. December 14, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071622.
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