Identity area
Reference code
ZA COM MR-T-6-1-1322
Title
Nelson Mandela Foundation opened in 1999 as Mr Mandela’s office when he retired as president
Date(s)
- 1999 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
Awards, Events and Organisations named after Mandela
Context area
Name of creator
(1999 -)
Repository
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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Source: NMF
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Until 2006 it focused on supporting a wide range of projects dear to Mr Mandela’s heart. In 2004 the Foundation established the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory & Dialogue to promote Mr Mandela’s legacy. It contains an archive about the life and work of Mr Mandela which also attempts to provide links to the many other archival references to him and a Dialogue programme which seeks to foster Mr Mandela’s spirit of community and humanity in bringing people together to discuss a range of crucial issues facing South Africa and the world
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Allied materials area
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Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Place access points
- Africa » South Africa » Gauteng » Johannesburg » Houghton
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Description control area
Description identifier
Nelson Mandela Tributes Database: T00148
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Dates of creation revision deletion
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Sources
www.nelsonmandela.org