Mandela House
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"Nelson Mandela House" redirects here. For the fictional building in London, see Only Fools and Horses.
The Nelson Mandela National Museum, commonly referred to as Mandela House, is the house on Vilakazi Street, Orlando West, Soweto, South Africa, where Nelson Mandela lived from 1946 to 1962. It is located at number 8115, at the corner of Vilakazi and Ngakane streets, a short distance up the road from Tutu House, the home of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu.[1]
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Established | 1997 |
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Location | Vilakazi Street, Orlando West, Soweto, Johannesburg |
Coordinates | 26°14′18.73″S 27°54′31.58″E |
Type | Johannesburg's historical heritage |
Website | www |
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Mandela donated the house to the Soweto Heritage Trust (of which he was the founder) on 1 September 1997, to be run as a museum.
It was declared a National Heritage Site in 1999.[2]