Orange Free State Province

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Orange Free State Province

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Province of the Orange Free State
Provinsie van die Oranje Vrystaat
Coat of Arms of the Orange Free State.svg
Map of the provinces of South Africa 1976-1994 with the OFS highlighted.svg
Geography
Status Province of South Africa
HQ Bloemfontein
History
Origin Orange River Colony
Created 31 May 1910
Abolished 31 May 1994
Succeeded by Free State
Politics
Governance Orange Free State Provincial Council

Orange Free State Province was one of the four provinces of South Africa from 1910-1994.

Its predecessor was the Orange River Colony.

In 1994 it was dissolved. Its borders were largely[clarification needed] conterminous with those of the modern Free State Province.

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