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Repatriation initiative: South African government seeks families of freedom fighters buried in Angola
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Repatriation initiative: South African government seeks families of freedom fighters buried in Angola

The South African government has initiated a program to repatriate the remains of anti-apartheid activists who died in exile in Angola, seeking families to identify and bring back over 400 potential graves. This effort is part of a broader national initiative to recover human remains from countries where South Africans fought during the struggle against apartheid. The program was announced at Freedom Park in Pretoria and follows previous repatriations from Zambia and Zimbabwe. Minister Gayton McKenzie emphasized the importance of bringing the deceased home as a constitutional duty, not just a symbolic gesture, and assured families that the process would be free of charge. Angola was chosen due to its historical role as a base for the ANC's armed wing, Umkhonto weSizwe.

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Repatriation initiative: South African government seeks families of freedom fighters buried in Angola

The South African government has initiated a program to repatriate the remains of anti-apartheid activists who died in exile in Angola, seeking families to identify and bring back over 400 potential graves. This effort is part of a broader national initiative to recover human remains from countries where South Africans fought during the struggle against apartheid. The program was announced at Freedom Park in Pretoria and follows previous repatriations from Zambia and Zimbabwe. Minister Gayton McKenzie emphasized the importance of bringing the deceased home as a constitutional duty, not just a symbolic gesture, and assured families that the process would be free of charge. Angola was chosen due to its historical role as a base for the ANC's armed wing, Umkhonto weSizwe.

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