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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:OpenStreetMap_Cape_Town_small.svg)  Location in Cape Town | |
| Location | Robben Island, Cape Town |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 33°48′01″S 18°22′16″E / 33.80028°S 18.37111°E |
| Status | Inactive |
| Security class | Maximum-minimum |
| Opened | 1961 |
| Closed | 1996 |
| Managed by | South African government |
| City | Cape Town |
| Postal code | 7400 |
| Country | South Africa |
| Website | robben-island |
| Notable prisoners | |
| Nelson Mandela, Kgalema Motlanthe, Jacob Zuma | |
Robben Island Prison is an inactive prison on Robben Island in Table Bay, 6.9 kilometers (4.3 mi) west of the coast of Bloubergstrand, Cape Town, South Africa. Nobel Laureate and former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela was imprisoned there for 18 of the 27 years he served behind bars before the fall of apartheid. Since then, three former inmates of the prison (Mandela, Kgalema Motlanthe,[1] and Jacob Zuma) have gone on to become President of South Africa.
It is a South African National Heritage Site as well as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[2][3]
- ^ "New S. Africa president sworn in". BBC News. 25 September 2008. Archived from the original on 27 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
- ^ "9/2/018/0004 – Robben Island, Table Bay". South African Heritage Resources Agency. Archived from the original on 22 April 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "Robben Island". UNESCO. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2011.