__NOTOC__ Freedom Park is a park situated on Salvokop in Pretoria. It includes a memorial with a list of the names of those killed in the South African Wars, World War I, World War II as well as during the apartheid era.

In March 2009, twenty-four deceased liberation struggle heroes were proposed for inclusion on the memorial. Some of the national leaders chosen include Steve Biko,Beautiful News, The spirit of freedom resounds through the walls of this architectural wonder, accessed on 25 July 2026 Oliver Tambo, Helen Joseph, Chris Hani, Albert Lutuli, and Bram Fischer. International and continental leaders were also among those considered for their contribution to the liberation of South Africa or the repressed in general. The continental leaders named include Mozambican President Samora Machel and Amílcar Cabral. Amongst the international heroes are Che Guevara, a revolutionary who fought alongside former Cuban President Fidel Castro, and Toussaint Louverture, who fought during Haiti's war for independence.Trust Honours Struggle Heroes March 18, 2009

Construction Construction of the park occurred in various phases and was dealt with by Stefanutti Stocks, WBHO, Trencon, Concor and others.

The project was overseen in its totality by Mongane Wally Serote.

See also

Pretoria

References

External links

Freedom Park 360 Virtual Tour on Visit Pretoria Competition for the Design of the Freedom Park in Pretoria Freedom Park Digital Collections hosted by UCLA Digital Library