Shell House (Johannesburg)

Shell House
Shell House
General information
Address	51 Plein St
Town or city	Johannesburg
Country	South Africa
Coordinates	26°11′57″S 28°02′47″E / 26.19920°S 28.04641°ECoordinates: 26°11′57″S 28°02′47″E / 26.19920°S 28.04641°E

Shell House is the former head office of the African National Congress (ANC) in South Africa. It is a 22 floor building located at 51 Plein Street, Johannesburg. It was the scene of the Shell House massacre on 28 March 1994, when ANC security guards opened fire on a crowd of about 20,000 supporters of the rival Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), killing nineteen people.^[1] The ANC relocated its head office from Shell House to Luthuli House in 1997.

References[]

^ "Police say IFP negligence led to massacre". Dispatch Online. 16 October 1997. p. 2. Archived from the original on 17 February 2005.

[1] "Police say IFP negligence led to massacre". Dispatch Online. 16 October 1997. p. 2. Archived from the original on 17 February 2005.

[1]