Template:Did you know nominations/Mampuru II
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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:21, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
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Mampuru II
- ... that the prison where Pedi king Mampuru II was executed was renamed in his honour in 2013? "Pretoria jail named after Mampuru II" from: Hlahla, Patrick (11 April 2013). "Pretoria jail named after Mampuru II". IOL South Africa. Retrieved 21 April 2020. "Named after Mampuru who was hanged at the prison in 1883 - a case that made headlines in The New York Times - the prison now features a museum to remember those executed at the gallows." from: Pretorius, Wim (23 March 2016). "Laying the gallows' ghosts to rest". News24. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
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... that the first attempt to execute the Pedi king Mampuru II by hanging failed when the rope broke?"The rope around his neck broke and he survived. He was taken back up the staircase and hanged again." from: Pretorius, Wim (23 March 2016). "Laying the gallows' ghosts to rest". News24. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
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Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 16:49, 24 April 2020 (UTC).
Unusual life and death, on good sources, no copyvio obvious. I think the original is highly original, striking the other. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:52, 2 May 2020 (UTC)
