Freedom Park (South Africa)
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Freedom Park is a park situated on Salvokop in Pretoria. It includes a memorial with a list of the names of those killed in the South African Wars, World War I, World War II as well as during the apartheid era.{{cite web | title=Freedom Park.co.za | url=http://www.freedompark.co.za }} File:Isivivani.jpg File:Memorial - Freedom Park.jpg File:Anfiteatro - Freedom Park.jpg File:Llama Eterna - Freedom Park.jpg
Construction
Construction of the park occurred in various phases and was dealt with by Stefanutti Stocks, WBHO, Trencon, Concor and others.{{cite web|title=Stefanutti’s work on Freedom Park nears completion|url=http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/stefanuttis-work-on-freedom-park-nears-completion-2009-08-13|work=Engineering News|accessdate=4 August 2011|date=13 August 2009}}
The Project was overseen in totality by Mongane Wally Serote.{{cite web|title=Mongane Wally Serote (1944– )|url=http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/pebble.asp?relid=1354|publisher=The Presidency of South Africa|accessdate=4 August 2011|archive-date=3 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003051320/http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/pebble.asp%3Frelid%3D1354|url-status=dead}}
Name Inclusion
In March 2009, twenty-four deceased liberation struggle heroes were proposed for inclusion to the memorial. Some of the national leaders chosen include Steve Biko, Oliver Tambo, Helen Joseph, Albert Lutuli, and Bram Fischer.
International and continental leaders were also among those considered for their contribution to the liberation of South Africa or the repressed in general. The continental leaders included Mozambican President Samora Machel and Amílcar Cabral. Amongst the international list was Che Guevara, a revolutionary who fought alongside former Cuban President Fidel Castro, and Toussaint Louverture, who fought during Haiti's war for independence.[http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_2487522,00.html Trust Honours Struggle Heroes]{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} March 18, 2009
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See also
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References
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External links
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- [http://www.visitpretoria.co.za/What-to-Do/freedom-park Freedom Park] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151231101804/http://visitpretoria.co.za/What-to-Do/freedom-park |date=31 December 2015 }} 360 Virtual Tour on Visit Pretoria
- [http://www.uia-architectes.org/en/participer/concours/8812#.WDltC-aLSUk Competition for the Design of the Freedom Park in Pretoria]
- [http://idep.library.ucla.edu/freedom-park Freedom Park Digital Collections hosted by UCLA Digital Library]
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Category:Monuments and memorials in Pretoria
Category:Museums about apartheid
Category:Military and war museums in South Africa
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