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The Volksraad was a people's assembly or legislature in Dutch or Afrikaans speaking government.


Assembly


South Africa

* Volksraad (South African Republic) (1840–1902) * Volksraad (Natalia Republic), a similar assembly that existed in the
Natalia Republic The Natalia Republic was a short-lived Boer republic founded in 1839 after a Voortrekker victory against the Zulus at the Battle of Blood River. The area was previously named ''Natália'' by Portuguese sailors, due to its discovery on Christ ...
* Volksraad (Orange Free State), a similar assembly that existed in the
Orange Free State The Orange Free State ( nl, Oranje Vrijstaat; af, Oranje-Vrystaat;) was an independent Boer sovereign republic under British suzerainty in Southern Africa during the second half of the 19th century, which ceased to exist after it was defeat ...
until 1902 * , the Afrikaans name for the
House of Assembly (South Africa) The House of Assembly (known in Afrikaans as the ''Volksraad'', or "People's Council") was the lower house of the Parliament of South Africa from 1910 to 1981, the sole parliamentary chamber between 1981 and 1984, and latterly the white rep ...
(1910–1994)


Indonesia

*
Volksraad (Dutch East Indies) The ''Volksraad'' (People's Council) an advisory, and later semi-legislative institution for the Dutch East Indies, was provided for by law in 1916 but was only established with the actual installation of the Council in 1918. It was a hesitant and ...
, a consultative council for the Dutch East Indies established in 1918 *Volksraad, a consultative council for Dutch New Guinea (1949–1969)


Other uses

* Volksraad (horse), a New Zealand sire of racehorses __NOTOC__ {{disambiguation