Brandfort
Also known as Winnie Mandela
Brandfort, officially renamed Winnie Mandela in 2021, is a small agricultural town in the central Free State province of South Africa, about 60 km northeast of Bloemfontein on the R30 road. The town serves the surrounding farms for supplies and amenities. It is well known for once being home to the anti-apartheid stalwart and wife of Nelson Mandela, Winnie Mandela, during her banishment.
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- Brandfort
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- Winnie Mandela
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- South Africa
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- Free State
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- Lejweleputswa
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- Masilonyana
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- History
- Anglo-Boer War and concentration camps (1899-1902)
- Early 20th century: aviation and innovation
- Political figures and national prominence
- Main sites
- Concentration camps
- Banishment house of Winnie Mandela
- Other sites
- Florisbad archaeological and palaeontological site
- Rear-Admiral John Weston's House MUSEUM. Declared by then President C.R.Swart in the 1960s as a National Monument
- Voortrekker Memorial Wall
- Angel statue
- References
- External links
Brandfort, officially renamed Winnie Mandela in 2021, is a small agricultural town in the central Free State province of South Africa, about 60 km northeast of Bloemfontein on the R30 road. The town serves the surrounding farms for supplies and amenities. It is well known for once being home to the anti-apartheid stalwart and wife of Nelson Mandela, Winnie Mandela, during her banishment.
==History==
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