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I only found out today how Nelson Mandella place in Glasgow city centre got its name. To piss off SA, the street their embassy was on was renamed while he was
by CraigJPerry 13y ago
I only found out today how Nelson Mandella place in Glasgow city centre got its name.
To piss off SA, the street their embassy was on was renamed while he was still being held.
There's more the story: http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22976781 http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22976781
- owenmarshall 13y agoThis is the same reason that there is a Bobby Sands Street in downtown Tehran. The UK embassy responded by moving their main entrance to a side door on a different street so they wouldn't be forced to put Bobby Sands on their letterhead, official documents, etc.