31/05/2026
For Afrikaners, May 31 is also “Bittereinderdag”. (Bitter Ender Day)
It commemorates the Bittereinders during the final phase of the Second Boer War of Independence (1899–1902) who refused to surrender and fought to the “bitter end” for their independence, even when military victory seemed impossible.
Today we remember their perseverance until the end of the war with the signing of the Peace of Vereeniging (May 31, 1902). We also remember later Afrikaner milestones such as the Republic Day on May 31, 1961. May the bravery of the Bittereinders live on in our descendants.
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