The Western Boulevard in Cape Town was officially renamed after the late anti-apartheid MP Helen Suzman at a ceremony held on Monday (07 Nov 2011). Earlier this year, the Eastern Boulevard in Cape Town already got renamed after former President Nelson Mandela into "Nelson Mandela Boulevard".
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During the ceremony, the city's Mayor Patricia de Lille said: "Today, we will have two major arteries linking east and west, the one honouring former president Mandela, the other honouring Helen Suzman. Meeting together, they represent the best values in all of us and remind us of what we are trying to achieve."
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08 November 2011
18 July 2011
Cape Town renames the Eastern Boulevard after Nelson Mandela
The City of Cape Town has renamed Eastern Boulevard in the city centre after Nelson Mandela ahead of the former President's 93rd birthday on Monday.
Mayor Patricia de Lille said they were renaming Eastern Boulevard after Nelson Mandela because he (Mandela) had shown the way towards a society full of opportunities and built on mutual respect.
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On the eastern edge of Cape Town's city centre the N1 and the N2 split, and the N2 turns south as Eastern Boulevard (Nelson Mandela Boulevard), crossing above the yards and approach tracks of Cape Town railway station.
Mayor Patricia de Lille said they were renaming Eastern Boulevard after Nelson Mandela because he (Mandela) had shown the way towards a society full of opportunities and built on mutual respect.
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On the eastern edge of Cape Town's city centre the N1 and the N2 split, and the N2 turns south as Eastern Boulevard (Nelson Mandela Boulevard), crossing above the yards and approach tracks of Cape Town railway station.
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