National Heroes Acre (Namibia)

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The National Heroes Acre (Heroes Acre) is an official war memorial of the government of Namibia. Built less than 10 Km outside the capital of Windhoek, Heroes Acre opened on 26 August 2002 and operates for the purpose of "foster(ing) a spirit of patriotism and nationalism, and to pass on the legacy to the future generations of Namibia".^[1]

Contents 1 Construction 2 Notable Heroes buried at Heroes Acre 3 Honored Heroes 4 See also 5 Gallery 6 References

[edit] Construction

Mansudae Overseas Projects, a company from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), was given a contract from Namibia to build the 732-acre (2.96 km²) monument.

[edit] Notable Heroes buried at Heroes Acre

• John Pandeni
• Richard Kapelwa Kabajani (former cabinet minister and ambassador to Cuba)
• Mose Penaani Tjitendero (first speaker of National Assembly^[2]

[edit] Honored Heroes

Many notable Namibians from the colonial era are also honored at Heroes Acre. Among these are Hosea Kutako, Jacob Marenga, and Samuel Maherero.

[edit] See also

• National Heroes Acre (Zimbabwe), a near replica of the Namibian version created by the same North Korean architects in 1981.

[edit] Gallery

[edit] References