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The statue shows Tambo with his hand outstretched in front of him holding a book that resembles that of the Freedom Card.
The newly erected 30-foot statue of the last fighting icon Oliver Tambo at OR Tambo International Airport. Image: @ MbalulaFikile / Twitter
JOHANNESBURG – President Cyril Ramaphosa unveiled a thirty-foot statue of OR Tambo in Kempton Park on Tuesday saying it symbolizes freedom and a united nation advancing in development that the hero of the struggle wanted to see.
The statue showed Tambo with his hand outstretched in front of him holding a book that resembled the one in the Freedom Card.
Tuesday would have marked his 103rd birthday.
Honored: President, O TAMBO!
Join freedom lovers in Celebrating a formidable leader, freedom fighter and one of our founding fathers of our democracy with a revelation of his stature.
Long live the spirit of Tambo! pic.twitter.com/2Uf5eYxCaG
Minister of Transport | Mr Fix (@MbalulaFikile) October 27, 2020
Ramaphosa said that Tambo was the architect of South Africa’s freedom.
“Therefore, it is very appropriate that this statue that we have erected here at the airport that bears his name is a gateway to the continent and the world. As people who come to visit our country, taking their first steps on South African soil, they will see this magnificent bronze statue, shining in the light of the South African sun ”.
With many concerns about the cost of the statue, Ramaphosa said it was nothing compared to what the fighting hero represents for the country.
“Like the statue of President Mandela on the Union buildings in Tshwane, I have no doubt that this too will become a major tourist attraction and I am pleased that he has also placed it here almost in the center of the buildings of the Union. airport to actually be a magnet. “
The president said it was a project that was planned for a long time.
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