Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2628AA322
Site Name
Oliver Reginald Tambo Statue, OR Tambo International Airport, Kempton Park
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Wednesday, February 10, 2021 - 15:03
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 - 15:03.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Recorders
Primary?
Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
O.R. Tambo International Airport is Africa's biggest and busiest airport, facilitating over 21 million passengers a year. More than 50 percent of South Africa's air travelling passengers are facilitated through the airport.
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
The statue of the late ANC President Oliver Tambo, shows his return to South Africa after 30 years in exile. The statue pays tribute to the man who worked tirelessly to forge international support for the anti-apartheid struggle
Original Position
The statue is at its original position
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Materials
bronze
Pedestal Material
Bricks
Concrete
Person/Institution Commemorated
Event Commemorated
Anti-apartheid struggle.
Date Unveiled
Unveiled Comment
President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa
Inscriptions
The Freedom Charter
Location
Location
Mapping
-26.132529, 28.23094
Gauteng
- Ekurhuleni
Directions to Site
At the corner of the police training centre in Mafikeng next to Bethesda Kingdom Ministries.
Access details
Public accessible
Media
Media
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