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The Johannesburg International Airport is officially renamed OR Tambo International Airport by President Mbeki.

Date
27 Oct 2006
Updated
30 Sep 2019
The Johannesburg International Airport is officially renamed OR Tambo International Airport by President Mbeki.

OR Tambo Airport is South Africa’s main airport for domestic and international flights. It is Located in Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni, just outside Johannesburg. It is Africa’s busiest Airport with the capacity to handle up to 28 million passengers annually. It is named after political activist Oliver Reginald Tambo on 27 October 2006 by President Thabo Mbeki. The airport was previously known as Johannesburg International airport and before that as Jan Smuts Airport after the former Prime Minister. The renaming garnered some controversy since the government had previously decided to no longer name airports after politicians.

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  1. 01South Africa Info OR Tambo International Airport [online] Available at: www.southafrica.info [Accessed on 24 Septemberr 2013]
  2. 02Gauteng OR Tambo International Airport [online] Available at:www.gauteng.net [Accessed on 24 September 2013

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2012, August 28). The Johannesburg International Airport is officially renamed OR Tambo International Airport by President Mbeki.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092977

South African History Online (2012) 'The Johannesburg International Airport is officially renamed OR Tambo International Airport by President Mbeki.', South African History Online, 28 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092977 (Accessed: 5 August 2026).

South African History Online, The Johannesburg International Airport is officially renamed OR Tambo International Airport by President Mbeki. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092977, (accessed 5 August 2026).

"The Johannesburg International Airport is officially renamed OR Tambo International Airport by President Mbeki.." South African History Online, 28 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092977. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "The Johannesburg International Airport is officially renamed OR Tambo International Airport by President Mbeki.." South African History Online. August 28, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092977.

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