Long March to Freedom

EXPLORE THE

LONG MARCH TO FREEDOM

Wars of Resistance

South Africa’s struggle for liberation was fought over three centuries of colonial domination and four decades of apartheid rule. In 1994 freedom was won and the world celebrated our new democracy with us.

Today we bring you the iconic leaders of this epic journey, from the first chiefs to the last activists, in The Long March to Freedom – a ground-breaking public attraction at the heart of the National Heritage Monument.

Walter Sisulu is seated with Nelson Mandela, his then-wife Winnie, and Sisulu’s wife Albertina at a rally to celebrate Mandela’s release from jail in 1990.

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NATIONAL HERITAGE PROJECT NON-PROFIT COMPANY

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