{"id":184011,"date":"2023-03-23T14:27:54","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T09:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/traveltriangle.com\/blog\/?p=184011"},"modified":"2024-12-02T23:09:42","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T17:39:42","slug":"robben-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveltriangle.com\/blog\/robben-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Robben Island: A Historic Island That Retells The Story Of South African Struggle For Freedom"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you are out for a vacation to Cape Town then Robben Island<\/strong> is a must to visit spot for you without which a significant part of Cape Town history will remain unknown to you. A day trip to Robben Island, which is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, it must include in the itinerary for any traveler to Cape Town. But we cannot deny the fact that for centuries, this trip is still now the one which is to be feared. When you land here on this island a scary feeling will touch your heart and the surprising fact is that it is common for all tourists.<\/em><\/p>\n

About Robben Island<\/h2>\n
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The Robben island<\/a> history will tell you about the imprisonment of the very first democratically elected president and its none other than Late Nelson Mandela. He was sent to 27 years imprisonment and out which good 18 years he lived in the prison located on Robben Island. But it\u2019s true that Mandela is the not the one and only prisoner of this island having a political background. Other two South African presidents Jacob Zuma and Kgalema Motlanthe were also prisoners here. During the 17th and 18th century period many political prisoners stayed here who were sent from the Dutch East Indies to the island.
\nAfter the British took charge of Cape Town, they make use of the island for imprisoning those who showed resistance towards their rule. After making a failed uprising in the Grahamstown, British sent its instigator, Makanda Nxele, to Robben Island. He, however, managed to hide from the guards but failed to survive while swimming back to the mainland. There were many more who actually escaped. The very first person to manage to swim from Robben Island till the mainland was Jan Rykman in the year 1960 who was also a convict.<\/p>\n

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