I remember visiting various government offices in Addis Abeba in 2009 - and some of the buildings still had inauguration plaques on the walls from the time of the Derg regime(one of the most brutal periods in Ethiopia), and some buildings had been named after marxist heroes. Many buildings still had communist sickles even though the Derg had been overthrown in 1987. I asked one of the civil servants why did they still have these things decorating the walls. He gave me a simple answer - "this is history, some history is good, some bad - we have to remember both".
On 10 September 2015 at 08:03, James Bonilla <[email protected]> wrote: > Three links on the renaming of the Aurangzeb Road: > > (1) From the Indian Express: > > http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/renaming-aurangzeb-road-kalam-dragged-into-controversy-he-tried-to-avoid-all-his-life-congress/ > > (2) From the mouth of Irfan Habib: > > http://www.catchnews.com/india-news/aurangzeb-road-renamed-akbar-and-shah-jahan-are-next-irfan-habib-1440878982.html > > (3) From DNA India : > > http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-pm-narendra-modi-under-fire-by-civil-society-over-aurnagzeb-road-ftii-row-2122340 > > There is much to be said for leaving historical names alone. But there is > much precedent for renaming roads (but not countries) named after a > "favcorite bad guy". Agree? Disagree? Comments? > - James >
