London Convention (1884)


The London Convention was a treaty negotiated in 1884 between Great Britain, as the paramount power in South Africa, and the South African Republic
. The London Convention superseded the 1881 Pretoria Convention.

Historical background

The treaty governed the relations between the ZAR and Britain following the retrocession of the South African Republic in the aftermath of the First Boer War.

Delegates

The South African Republic was represented by the following delegates:
The convention incorporated the bulk of the earlier Pretoria Convention, but with two major differences.

Name of the country

Following the Pretoria Convention, the name of the South African Republic had been changed to the Transvaal Territory. At the request of the Transvaal Territory's Volksraad the name was restored to South African Republic.

Suzerainty

The main outcome of the London Convention was that British suzerainty over the South African Republic was relinquished.