Controversial statues of non-Cold War world leaders and iconic individuals!

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Tony Blair

• Location- House of Commons
• Height- Life-size
• Cost- ?
• Made of- Bronze
• Fate- Planned by Labour and the civil service. Banned for the time being by the comity supervising monuments in the House due to the Conservative's rabid hatred of Tony Blair and there belief only Margaret Thatcher should be their. Some want to go as far as to have Benjamin Disraeli, Winston Churchill and Clement Attlee removed since are already there.

The Tallinn Solder

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Turkmanbashi

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• Destroyed because-

Cecil Rhodes

• Location-Oxford University, Oriel College.
• Height- Life size.
• Cost- ?
• Made of- Sandstone.
• Destroyed because- Oriel College kept it despite of student's demands to remove it.

Also see

1. Joseph Stalin
2. Stalin's cult of personality
3. Stalin's purges
4. Personality cult
5. Stalinism
6. Controversial statues of world leaders and iconic individuals!
7. A political diorama
8. 1956 Hungarian Revolution
9. Neftegorsk (Sakhalin Oblast) May 28, 1995, Earthquake

Sources

1. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1341560/Tories-slam-preposterous-plan-statue-Tony-Blair.html
2. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2779597.stm
3. http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/jul/04/artsnews.redbox
4. https://thedropnewsblog.wordpress.com/2016/02/26/student-tories-propose-the-erection-of-a-250-foot-statue-of-thatcher-on-campus/
5. http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/183383-take-decisive-actions-within-100-days-in-office-ex-british-prime-minister-urges-buhari.html
6. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2953083/The-800m-tycoon-tiny-tax-bill-s-Topshop-boss-Philip-Green-s-best-friend-built-Britain-s-expensive-new-home-did-Richard-Caring-millions-HSBC-s-Swiss-bank.html
7. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1341560/Tories-slam-preposterous-plan-statue-Tony-Blair.html
8. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1293385/Tony-Blair-receives-heros-welcome-day-visit-Kosovo.html
9. http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/feb/26/tony-blair-new-labour-hero-political-embarrassment-murdoch
10. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/controversial-sleepwalker-sculpture-high-line-403190
11. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/12066100/Purging-Cecil-Rhodes-statue-and-other-heritage-buildings-could-hurt-tourism-charity-warns.html
12. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/35166107
13. http://www.villagernewspapers.com/pdf/WEB.2010.07.02.pdf
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15. http://concepton.co.uk/culture-essay-fear-sitemap/
16. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/universityeducation/12133584/Oxford-campaigners-refuse-to-back-down-over-Cecil-Rhodes-statue.html
17. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-35461821
18. http://news.sky.com/story/1517577/oxford-students-want-racist-statue-removed
19. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-35435805
20. http://www.theguardian.com/education/2016/feb/02/students-cecil-rhodes-statue-campaign-oxford-oriel-college