Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Robben Island

First the lesson:
Robben Island is internationally known for the fact that Nobel Laureate and former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela was imprisoned on Robben Island for 18 of the 27 years he served behind bars before the fall of  apartheid. Kgalema Motlanthe, who also served as President of South Africa, spent 10 years on Robben Island as a political prisoner, as did the current President of South Africa  Jacob Zuma.

Robben Island is both a South African National Heritage Site as well as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

And now the photos of Mary's visit:

Mandela's cell
Sample of Prisoner ID card
This is the place where Mandela hid his book manuscript which
 was later smuggled out, published and read worldwide.

Sixty minute boat ride to Robben Island.

 
 




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