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title: "In pictures: Rhodes falls"
description: "Thousands of people gathered on the University of Cape Town (UCT) upper campus on 9 April to watch the removal of the statue of Cecil John Rhodes. All photos by Masixole Feni for GROUND UP."
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publisher: "Daily Maverick"
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author: "GroundUp"
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published: "2015-04-10T01:34:05"
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# In pictures: Rhodes falls

> Thousands of people gathered on the University of Cape Town (UCT) upper campus on 9 April to watch the removal of the statue of Cecil John Rhodes. All photos by Masixole Feni for GROUND UP.

By GroundUp · Published 10 April 2015, 03:34 SAST

## Content

First published in [GroundUp](http://groundup.org.za/features/RhodesFalls/rhodesfalls.html).

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*Photo: Chumane Maxwele pours fake blood over the statue of Rhodes moments before it is removed.*

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*Photo: At about 17:40, the statue was finally removed.*

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*Photo: Students boarded the removal truck carrying the statue.*

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*Photo: And then they were gone.*

**DM**