Bill Clinton Boulevard
{{Short description|Boulevard located in Pristina, Kosovo}}
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Bill Clinton Boulevard is a boulevard located in Pristina, Kosovo. Following the Kosovo War of 1998 to 1999, Albanians in Kosovo wanted to thank former U.S. President Bill Clinton for his help in their struggle with the government of Yugoslavia. A {{convert|11|ft|m|adj=mid|-high}} statue of Clinton was unveiled on the boulevard on 1 November 2009, at a ceremony in which the former president spoke.{{cite news|title=Kosovo unveils Clinton's statue|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8336789.stm|work=BBC|date=1 November 2009}}
Elsewhere in Pristina, another street has also been named after U.S. President George W. Bush.{{Cite news |date=2009-11-02 |title=Kosovo hails ex-president Clinton, unveils statue in his honor |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kosovo-clinton-statue-idUKTRE5A01BI20091102 |access-date=2023-03-26}} In addition, several cities in Kosovo, including Prizren, have streets named after President Woodrow Wilson.
Gallery
File:Buildings on Bill Clinton Boulevard, Prishtina, April 2019.jpg
File:Bill Clinton statue.jpg
File:Pristina - Bill Clinton Boulevard.JPG
File:Statue of Bill Clinton - Pristina - Kosovo.jpg
File:Bill Clinton statue, Priština.jpg
File:Bill Clinton, statuja.jpg
File:Pristina, Kosovo (16232957150).jpg
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/kosovo-bill-clinton-statue Bill Clinton Statue on Atlas Obscura]
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