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South Africa: Bronze Mandela Erected On Balcony At Cape Town's City Hall
News24Wire, 24 July 2018
A life-size bronze statue of a waving Nelson Mandela has been erected where the former statesman gave his first address as a free man in Cape Town on February 11, 1990. Read more »
Sculptor Includes Winnie's Glasses in Nelson Mandela Statue
Details added to a life-size bronze statue of Nelson Mandela erected in Cape Town's City Hall include the reading glasses the former statesman borrowed from his wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela to read his speech. "There was a lot of debate about whether they [the glasses] should be on his face [in the statue] or whether they should be in his hand," sculptor Barry Jackson said.
A bronze statue of South Africa’s first democratic president, Nelson Mandela, was unveiled at Cape Town City Hall. The statue was erected in the exact spot where Mandela made his first speech after being released from prison on February 11, 1990.
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