Statue of Mahatma Gandhi, Pietermaritzburg

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Mahatma Gandhi is a bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Church Street, Pietermaritzburg, depicting the Indian independence campaigner and nonviolent pacifist as a young man.[1][2]

Year1993 (1993)
Location
  • Church Street, Pietermaritzburg
  • 29°36′07″S 30°22′42″E
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Statue of Mahatma Gandhi
Statue of Mahatma Gandhi is located in KwaZulu-Natal
Statue of Mahatma Gandhi
Statue of Mahatma Gandhi
Location within KwaZulu-Natal
Year1993 (1993)
SubjectMahatma Gandhi
Location
  • Church Street, Pietermaritzburg
  • 29°36′07″S 30°22′42″E
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The statue was unveiled in 1993 by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, marking the centenary since Gandhi was thrown from a train at Pietermaritzburg railway station.[3]

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