AFRIKAANER CHILDREN COMMEMORATE THE ANGLO-BOER WAR CENTENARY

BLO05D:SAFRICA-ANGLO BOER-WAR:BLOEMFONTEIN,SOUTH AFRICA,9OCT99 - Afrikaaner children carry flags of the old Boer Republic during commemoration ceremonies for the centenary of the Anglo-Boer War October 9. The war, between British forces and those of the Boer Republics, began on October 11, 1899. Scores of thousands on both sides were killed in the war, including 28,000 Boer men, women and children who died in Concentration Camps, and 20,000 black South Africans. mh/Photo by Mike Hutchings REUTERS