Vienna activists call for Mandela Square
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Published: 27 Nov, 2014 CET.
Updated: Thu 27 Nov 2014 10:28 CET
South African activists are calling for the Museumsplatz in Vienna’s 7th district to be renamed Nelson-Mandela-Platz, ahead of the first anniversary of the former South African president’s death on December 5th.
The square, which is located between the Mariahilfer Strasse and the Volkstheater, has already had a symbolic renaming, by members of the Austrian group SADOCC (South African Documentation and Cooperation Centre).
A press release from SADOCC said that many streets and squares across Europe had been named after Mandela, as a way of remembering his achievements in the struggle against apartheid. The proposed square in Vienna would be a prominent and easily accessible place of remembrance, it said.
SADOCC called on all factions of the city council to agree to the plan as soon as possible.
A similar proposal stirred controversy in Germany in 2013.
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The square, which is located between the Mariahilfer Strasse and the Volkstheater, has already had a symbolic renaming, by members of the Austrian group SADOCC (South African Documentation and Cooperation Centre).
A press release from SADOCC said that many streets and squares across Europe had been named after Mandela, as a way of remembering his achievements in the struggle against apartheid. The proposed square in Vienna would be a prominent and easily accessible place of remembrance, it said.
SADOCC called on all factions of the city council to agree to the plan as soon as possible.
A similar proposal stirred controversy in Germany in 2013.
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