National Heroes Acre
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Harare, Harare · Heritage Site
A national monument on a hillside west of Harare, built in 1981 to honour those who died in Zimbabwe's liberation war.
Heritage & Culture
Heroes Acre was built shortly after independence to commemorate combatants of the 1960s-1970s liberation war, and remains the site of state burials for those the government designates national heroes.
Timeline
1981
Monument dedicated
Heroes Acre opens on a hillside outside Harare, one year after independence, as a permanent memorial and burial ground for the liberation war's fallen.
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