Pretoria Central Prison
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Pretoria Central Prison is a notorious high-security South African prison in Pretoria that was used during the apartheid era to incarcerate political prisoners and carry out executions.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pretoria Central Prison canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
building
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correctional facility ⓘ prison ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kgosi Mampuru II Management Area
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Kgosi Mampuru II Prison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
apartheid government of South Africa
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human rights abuses ⓘ |
| city | Pretoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| executionMethod | hanging ⓘ |
| formerName | Pretoria Central Prison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
detention of awaiting-trial prisoners
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detention of sentenced prisoners ⓘ |
| governingLaw |
South African correctional services legislation
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South African criminal law ⓘ |
| hasSection |
death row
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maximum security wing ⓘ men’s prison ⓘ women’s prison ⓘ |
| heritageAspect | site of political repression during apartheid ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | apartheid era ⓘ |
| historicalUse | central site for state executions in South Africa ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
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Gauteng ⓘ Pretoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorialization | gallows area converted into a memorial site ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Kgosi Mampuru II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
gallows used for hangings
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site of South Africa’s official execution chamber ⓘ |
| notableInmate |
Andrew Zondo
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Looksmart Ngudle NERFINISHED ⓘ Solomon Mahlangu NERFINISHED ⓘ Vuyisile Mini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfGallows | 1 GENERATED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Department of Correctional Services (South Africa) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | South African prison system ⓘ |
| politicalPrisonersHeld |
Umkhonto we Sizwe members
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anti-apartheid activists ⓘ members of the African National Congress ⓘ members of the Pan Africanist Congress ⓘ |
| securityClassification | maximum security ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| typeOfInmates |
death row inmates
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political prisoners ⓘ violent offenders ⓘ |
| usedFor |
executions
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incarceration of common-law prisoners ⓘ incarceration of political prisoners ⓘ |
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