Orlando, Soweto

Orlando
Orlando
PO box	3680

Orlando is a township in the urban area of Soweto, South Africa. The township was founded in 1931 and named after Edwin Orlando Leake, mayor of Johannesburg from 1925 to 1926. It is divided in two main areas: Orlando West and Orlando East.

History

The township of Orlando was directly involved in some of the most important events of the fight against the

Mandela Family Museum. South African struggle activist and politician Winnie Madikizela-Mandela resided in Soweto during the apartheid era until her death on 2 April 2018.^[3]

Orlando Pirates of the South African Premier Division

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Notes

^ ^a ^b Sum of Orlando West and Orlando East.
^ Hector Pieterson Memorial Site
^ The Mandela Family Museum Archived 2010-05-27 at the Wayback Machine

Gallery

Mandela Family Museum
(Orlando West)
Hector Pieterson Memorial and Museum (Orlando West)
Orlando East Public Library
The Regina Mundi church in Moroka, Soweto

[census2011-1] Sum of Orlando West and Orlando East.

[2] Hector Pieterson Memorial Site

[3] The Mandela Family Museum Archived 2010-05-27 at the Wayback Machine

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