View of the rear of Groote Schuur, c1905.

Groote Schuur (Afrikaans for "big barn") is an estate in Cape Town, South Africa; the former home of Cecil Rhodes and now the official Cape residence of the President of South Africa. The Cape Dutch building, located in Rondebosch, on the slopes of Devil's Peak, was originally part of the Dutch East India Company's granary. Rhodes bought it in 1893, and had it converted and refurbished by the architect Herbert Baker. Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Groote-schuur-c1905. ... Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Groote-schuur-c1905. ... City motto: Spes Bona (Latin: Good Hope) Province Western Cape Mayor Nomaindia Mfeketo Area  - % water 1,644 km² 0. ... Jump to: navigation, search Cecil John Rhodes (July 5, 1853 – March 26, 1902) was an English businessman and the effective founder of the state of Rhodesia (which was named after him). ... The President of South Africa is the head of state and head of government under South Africas Constitution. ... The term Cape Dutch was used to describe the Dutch, French, German, and other European descended inhabitants of the Western Cape who from the 17th century into the 19th century who remained loyal subjects of European (first Dutch then later British) powers while their pastoralist trekking cousins: the Trekboers were... A suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. ... Devils peak is part of the mountain in Cape Town. ... Jump to: navigation, search Dutch colonial possessions, with the Dutch East India Company possessions marked in a paler green, surrounding the Indian Ocean plus Saint Helena in the mid-Atlantic. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Sir Herbert Baker (1862-1946) was the dominant force in South African architecture for two decades, 1892-1912. ...

The building was the site for the signing of the historic "Groote Schuur Minute" between Nelson Mandela of the African National Congress and FW De Klerk the then president of South Africa on the 4th of may 1990. The document was a comitment between the two parties towards the resolution of the existing climate of violence and intimidation as well as a commitment to stability and to a peaceful process of negotiations. A working party was established to investigate the granting of temporary immunity to ANC cadres, to advise on how to deal with the release of political prisoners and to make recommendations on the definition of political offences. Jump to: navigation, search Nelson Mandela Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, (born July 18, 1918), was the first democratically elected President of South Africa, having previously been a prominent anti-apartheid activist there. ... Jump to: navigation, search The African National Congress (ANC) is a centre-left political party, and has been South Africas governing party (in a coalition) since the establishment of majority rule in May 1994. ... President F.W. de Klerk Frederik Willem de Klerk (born March 18, 1936) is a former President of South Africa, serving from September 1989 to May 1994. ... Jump to: navigation, search For the Temptations album, see 1990 (Temptations album) MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... ANC redirects here. ... Jump to: navigation, search Cadre can mean: A framework or scheme. ...

See also

• Groote Schuur Hospital

Groote Schuur Hospital is a government-funded hospital situated in Cape Town, South Africa. ...

External links

Groote Schuur

Groote Schuur - Department of Public Works site

SOUTH AFRICAN HISTORY ONLINE