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Monuments
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Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Friday, March 26, 2021 - 12:20.
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The Chief Maqoma Monument was built in commemoration of the great Chief Maqoma. It's existence , the Monument, cloaks the graves of long dead warriors buried on the mountain as well. A stone was erected in memory of those members of armed forces who died in the active service of the country. Both the stone and the Monument sits on the mountain, Ntaba Ka Ndoda, as well as Chief Maqom's Statue and Gravesite.Purpose:
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In remembrance of Chief Maqoma, a reluctant warrior, who was also tactically astute and strategically brilliant. He conducted several hugely successful guerrilla campaigns against British forces and colonialists in the Amathole Mountains region during the Frontier Wars, also known as the Xhosa Wars of Dispossession.
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Materials
Concrete, granite
Pedestal Material
Concrete
Event Commemorated
It commemoration of one of South Africa’s greatest heroes, and a celebration of a life devoted to the struggle of his Xhosa nation against colonialism.
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Unveiled Comment
Chief Minister Dr. L.L Sebe
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Location
Location
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-32.800983, 27.129536
Eastern Cape
- Amathole
- Amahlathi
Directions to Site
Calvinia Post Office 27 Hoop St, Calvinia, 819,Head east on Hoop St/R27 toward Dorp Street,Turn right onto Dorp Street.
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Accessible to public
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Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on 09/11/2023 - 06:27.
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Duplicate of https://sahris.sahra.org.za/sites/dc12namm0009
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