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Robben Island
(redirected from Robben Island Prison)

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Robben Island
a small island in South Africa, 11 km (7 miles) off the Cape Peninsula: formerly used by the South African government to house political prisoners


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6, wedged before ceremonial visits to scenic Cape Point and the apartheid-era Robben Island prison, was a meeting with 23 Russian and 23 South African business executives on improving commercial ties.
Also includes visits to South African schools and universities; a tour of Robben Island prison, where Nelson Mandela was held; a wine-tasting; and a tour of a wine estate.
In 1980, on a clear, sunny afternoon on the tip of the Cape of Good Hope I could see the Robben Island prison which held Nelson Mandela.
 
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