Burgers Park
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Burgers Park is a park located in the center of Pretoria
, South Africa
. Founded in the 1870s, it covers four acres and has been declared a South African National Monument. It is named for Thomas François Burgers
, fourth president of the South African Republic
. A statue of President Burgers stands in the park.
Pretoria
Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. Founded in the 1870s, it covers four acres and has been declared a South African National Monument. It is named for Thomas François Burgers
Thomas Francois Burgers
-Literature:...
, fourth president of the South African Republic
South African Republic
The South African Republic , often informally known as the Transvaal Republic, was an independent Boer-ruled country in Southern Africa during the second half of the 19th century. Not to be confused with the present-day Republic of South Africa, it occupied the area later known as the South African...
. A statue of President Burgers stands in the park.