Samora Machel Monument
The Samora Machel Monument in Mbuzini, near Komatipoort in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa, marks the spot where the plane carrying the then-President of Mozambique crashed in 1986. It was declared a National Heritage Site in 2006.[1]
The monument was inaugurated by Joaquim Chissano and Nelson Mandela on 19 January 1999. It was constructed at a cost of $240,000 and incorporates some of the wreckage of the plane. Its central feature is 35 tubes of steel that create a wailing sound in the wind.[2]
A planned R11.2 million upgrade was to add access roads, an amphitheater, a helipad and buildings.[3] In 2006 a nearby library with a collection of books in English and Portuguese was opened. A statue of Machel, donated by Norwegian anti-apartheid artists, was also erected at the site.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ "South Africans, Mozambicans urged to follow Machel's footsteps". BuaNews. http://www.buanews.gov.za/view.php?ID=06102008151001&coll=buanew06. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
- ^ "Samora Machel monument inaugurated". SADC Today. http://www.sardc.net/editorial/sadctoday/v2-5-01-1999/v2-5-01-1999-23.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
- ^ "Moz monument to cost SA R11.2m". News24. http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_1945731,00.html. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
- ^ "Remembering Samora Machel". SouthAfrica.info. http://www.southafrica.info/africa/machel-monument.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
Coordinates: 25°54′58″S 31°57′19″E / 25.91611°S 31.95528°E
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