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There are tons of examples like the last one. https://www.theglasgowstory.com/image/?inum=TGSA00948 https://www.theglasgowstory.com/image/?inum=TGSA00948 "In 1986 the city renamed St George's Place, the location of the South African consulate, as Nelson Mandela Place in his honour. " And painting the street crossings outside russian embassies with rainbow colours seems to be a common protest thing now, but I'm sure years ago there was one European country that did that officially.