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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Eldorado Park

Eldorado Park is a suburb of Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region G of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. It lies on the southern boundary of Soweto and prior to 1994, was a Coloured township during Apartheid.

History

In 1965, the land was declared an area for the exclusive settlement of the Coloured South Africans under the Group Areas Act. It became part of Johannesburg in 1970. On 26 August 2020, local resident Nathaniel Julies was fatally shot by members of the South African Police Service.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Sub Place Eldorado Park". Census 2011.
  2. ^ Musiker, Naomi; Musiker, Reuben (2000). A Concise Historical Dictionary of Greater Johannesburg. Cape Town: Francolin. ISBN 1868590712.