Heroes' Acre Church Street Cemetery

Heroes' Acre (South Africa)

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The Heroes' Acre is a section of Church Street Cemetery in Pretoria, South Africa.It was established in 1867, and contains the graves of renowned citizens and public figures.It is the burial place of a number of historical figures including Andries Pretorius, Paul Kruger and Hendrik Verwoerd.Australian Boer War anti-hero Breaker Morant is also buried here.

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Graf van Paul Kruger te Pretoria.

Hij ligt op de heldenakker (heroes acre) aan de kerkstraat (churchstreet) te Pretoria in Zuid Afrika.

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Following last week's interview on the re-use of graves, the South African Cemeteries Association has come forward to dispute some of the statements made by the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Rights of Communities. They say the issue was politicised and that municipalities are faced with a big task of adhering to national policies. We are now joined from our studios in Durban by Pepe Dass, the chairman of South African Cemeteries Association....

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