Nelson Mandela - Cape Town, South Africa
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The larger-than-life bronze statue of Nelson Mandela stands on Nobel Square at the Victoria & Albert Waterfront in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Location: Western Cape, South Africa
Date Posted: 11/07/2013
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Nobel Square is dedicated to South Africa’s four Nobel Peace Prize laureates: Albert Luthuli, Desmond Tutu, Frederik Willem de Klerk and Nelson Mandela. These great men all played their part in helping South Africa to democracy after decades of apartheid.
The sculptor finally chosen to create the historic figures was Claudette Schreuders, a Cape Town artist. She was selected by a panel after a final grouping of 10 artists was asked to present their concepts for Nobel Square.
After 27 years of imprisonment, Nelson Mandela became South Africa’s first democratically elected president. He, with FW de Klerk, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. The year following the historic elections of April 27, he took over the reins of government and led the fledgling democracy with pride and grace.
"Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will experience the oppression of one by another," reads the inscription under the Mandela statue.
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