SA History Timeline

28 February 1706

Adam Tas is arrested

VOC authorities arrested Adam Tas during the organised burgher campaign against Governor Willem Adriaan van der Stel.

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political-change

VOC authorities arrested Adam Tas during the organised burgher campaign against Governor Willem Adriaan van der Stel.

Significance

Concrete turning point in the anti-Van der Stel campaign and a valuable anchor for the chronology of burgher protest.

Why it matters

Concrete turning point in the anti-Van der Stel campaign and a valuable anchor for the chronology of burgher protest.