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Statue of Mahatma Gandhi, Pietermaritzburg

Coordinates: 29°36′07″S 30°22′42″E / 29.60202°S 30.378363°E / -29.60202; 30.378363
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Statue of Mahatma Gandhi
Statue of Mahatma Gandhi is located in KwaZulu-Natal
Statue of Mahatma Gandhi
Statue of Mahatma Gandhi
Year1993 (1993)
SubjectMahatma Gandhi
LocationChurch Street, Pietermaritzburg
Coordinates29°36′07″S 30°22′42″E / 29.60202°S 30.378363°E / -29.60202; 30.378363

Mahatma Gandhi is a bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Church Street, Pietermaritzburg, depicting the Indian independence campaigner and nonviolent pacifist as a young man.[1][2]

The statue was unveiled in 1993 by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, marking the centenary since Gandhi was thrown from a train at Pietermaritzburg railway station.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Gandhi Trail, Through Durban". South African History Online. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Msunduzi | Mahatma Gandhi & Pmb". msunduzi.gov.za. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Gandhi Statue". RoomsForAfrica. Retrieved 28 March 2023.