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The monument forms part of the Nelson Mandela Museum, a development that also comprises the proposed Nelson Mandela Youth and Heritage Centre at Qunu, a few meters from Mandela's home, and a museum in Mthatha that houses gifts and awards.

Bust of Mandela at the Tatazela High school

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3 November 2000

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The school was opened on 3 November 2000 by Nelson Mandela

Bronze statue by the South African sculptor Maureen Quin: Nelson Mandela with Freedom Charter and child holding the eternal flame of youth

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2002

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Clay bust (clear glaze) of Nelson Mandela

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2003

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Six metre high bronze statue of Mandela at Sandton Square in Johannesburg was unveiled by his granddaughter, Ndileka

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31 March 2004

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Sandton Square was renamed Nelson Mandela Square on the same occasion. The statue is sculpted by Kobus Hattingh and Jacob Maponyane

Statues of Chief Albert Luthuli, Archibishop Tutu, FW De Klerk and Nelson Mandela on Nobel Square at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town to honour the South African recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize

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16 December 2005

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The artist is Claudette Schreuders

Statue of Mandela was unveiled at Groot Drakenstein Correctional Centre (formerly Victor Verster Prison) where Mandela was imprisoned for the last few years before his release

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27 August 2008

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The sculptor is Jean Doyle

Sculpture of Nelson Mandela in the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens by John Francis Gardner

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January 2010

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Eight metre statue on Naval Hill in Bloemfontein

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2012

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Nelson Mandela statue by artist Lorna Reade, unveiled on Mandela Day, on Church Square in the Town of Worcester

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18 July 2012

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Five-meter tall steel sculpture of Mandela on Gerald Sekoto Street in Newtown, Johannesburg

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25 May 2013

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; the Shadow Boxer, by South African artist Marco Cianfanelli. Chancellor House, the former site of Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo’s law firm, is in the background.The sculpture portrays Nelson Mandela as a young amateur boxer, and is based on a famous picture by photographer Bob Gosani. The Shadow Boxer was commissioned by the Johannesburg Development Agency in partnership with the City of Jobannesburg.

President Jacob Zuma unveiled the Mandela Statue at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa

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16 December 2013

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The 9 meter bronze is by South African artists Andre Prinsloo and Ruhan Janse van Vuuren

Bust of Mr Mandela was unveiled in Cape Town City Hall by Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille

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27 April 2015

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Sculpture by Pikita Ntuli 'Madiba - A provocation to reconciliation' has been unveiled in Johannesburg

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11 July 2018

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President Ramaphosa unveils two Mandela statues in Eastern Cape

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2023-07-18

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President Cyril Ramaphosa unveils the statues in Mthatha and Qunu as part of Nelson Mandela Day celebrations. The two monuments serve as a tribute to Madiba’s enduring impact on South Africa and the world and commemorate the 67 years he dedicated to the fight against apartheid.

Replica of the bronze Nelson Mandela statue in the Nelson Mandela Square, Sandton

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2001-11-27

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The statue is a replica of Madiba's statue at Nelson Mandela Square in Sandton. It was presented to Nelson Mandela by Lars-Eric Petersson and is displayed at the Nelson Mandela Foundation's main entrance in Houghton, Johannesburg.

Nelson Mandela, a poem presented by the Western Cape Civil Servants of the Department of Labour

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Drama and book named "The Black Man's Folk Hero: Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela" by Isaac Sakie Shabangu

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Poem " Ah! Madiba" by N Mququ

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One page typed poem in English and Xhosa with pictures in the corners of Mandela releasing a white dove

Award in recognition of "Long Walk to Freedom: as an outstanding book on the Africa’s 100 Best Books of the 20th Century List from the ZIBF Trust and the Ministry of Education of South Africa

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27 July 2002

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Poem entitled "An Extraordinary Encounter" by Marche Arends written in celebration of Nelson Mandela’s 90th Birthday

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19 March 2008

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Poem 'Madiba Tribute' by spoken word performer Botlhale Boikanyo

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2012

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Poem honouring Mandela has been written by Jerry Kole

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2017

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Poem 'Go well Old Man' by Eric Klaas is dedicated to Nelson Mandela

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March 2018

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New revised book 'Understanding South Africa - the uBuntu way of living' is dedicated to Nelson Mandela in commemoration of his centenary

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April 2018

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Mandela: A Long Walk to Freedom

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September 2013

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A motion Picture based on his autobiography 'Long Walk to Freedom', directed by Anant Singh

Protea cyneroides ('Madiba') - a striking, deep red king protea is named after Nelson Mandela

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Strelitzia reginae - Mandela's Gold was introduced by the Botanical Institute at Kirstenbosch

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1996

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It was released and traded under the name 'Kirstenbosch Gold' until 1996 when the National Biodiversity Institute (NBI) was granted permission to re-name it in honour of Nelson Mandela. It is a rare and spectacular yellow-flowering strelitzia.

New cultivars of Hibiscus Rosa Sinenis has been registered in honour of Nelson Mandela as 'Tata Madiba' by Gail & Malcolm Cahi

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2014

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Stinkwood tree, planted by Mandela on 4 September 2008 in Thokoza Park, Soweto has been named the 'Nelson Mandela Champion Tree' on 17 July 2017

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17/07/17

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Sea slug called Mandelia Micocornata named after Mandela by the marine biologists, Angel Vlades and Terry Gosliner who discovered it, as an honour to him

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1999

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It is regarded as something of an honour to have a species of organism named after you. To have a genus named after you is even more of an honour because new genera are less often named than new species. However, an even greater honour is to have a family named after you because new families are rarely created. Valdés & Gosliner (1999) honoured Nelson Mandela by naming a genus and family of seaslug (Mollusca: Nudibranchia) after him. Mandelia mirocornata has only been recorded along the coast line of the Cape Peninsula.

New species of spider has been called "Singafrotypa Mandela" in honour of Mandela