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Monuments to Andries Pretorius (right) and his son Marthinus serve as a tribute to their place in the history of South Africa.

A view of the Union Buildings, the seat of the federal government, in Pretoria, Gauteng province, S.Af.

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Monuments to Andries Pretorius (right) and his son Marthinus serve as a tribute to their place in the history of South Africa.

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