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On 31 May 1961 a monument honouring all who fought and all who died during the Anglo-Boer War was unveiled by the then Prime Minister, Dr. H.F. Verwoerd, in Vereeniging.

Former President Nelson Mandela officially signed the New Constitution of South Africa on 10 December 1996. Sharpeville was chosen as the venue for the signing of one of the most progressive Constitutions in the world.