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| A '''George W. Bush Street''', named after the former ] ], currently exists in at least two locations: the first going from the ] to the middle of the ]n capital ] and a "short, crooked" thoroughfare in the ]n capital ]. | |||
| ==Tbilisi, Georgia== | |||
| The Georgian street ({{lang-ka|ჯორჯ ბუშის ქუჩა}} ''jorj bushis k'ucha''), formerly Melaani Drive (მელაანის ქუჩა ''melaanis k'ucha'') is located in the southestern part of Tbilisi, in Isani-Samgori district, and leads from the ] to the city center.<ref name="Civil.ge"/><ref name="rferl">{{cite news|title=Georgian Protesters Want Bush Street Renamed|url=http://www.rferl.org/content/Georgian_Protesters_Want_Bush_Street_Renamed_/1994719.html|accessdate=October 20, 2012|date=March 26, 2010|agency=''] Georgian Service''}}</ref> | |||
| After ]'s ] in 2003, Georgia became more pro-American.<ref>{{cite news|last=Barry|first=Ellen|title=Georgia’s President Concedes Defeat in Parliamentary Election|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/03/world/europe/georgia-election-results.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|agency='']''|accessdate=October 20, 2012|date=October 2, 2012}}</ref> The then US President George W. Bush visited Tbilisi in May 2005 and his motorcade had driven down Melaani Drive.<ref name="tampa times">{{cite news|title=Georgian capital names street after Bush|url=http://www.sptimes.com/2005/09/15/Worldandnation/High_blood_pressure__.shtml|accessdate=21 October 2012|date=15 September 2005|agency='']''}}</ref> On September 14, 2005, the Tbilisi City Council voted 29–12 in favor to rename the street in honor of Bush.<ref name="Civil.ge">{{cite news|title=თბილისის ერთ-ერთ ქუჩას ჯორჯ ბუშის სახელი ეწოდა|url=http://www.civil.ge/geo/article.php?id=10623&search=%E1%83%AF%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A0%E1%83%AF%20%E1%83%91%E1%83%A3%E1%83%A8%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1%20%E1%83%A5%E1%83%A3%E1%83%A9%E1%83%90|accessdate=20 October 2012|date=15 September 2005|agency=''Civil.ge''}}</ref> ], the ] stated during the renaming ceremony that Bush was striving for "the development of democracy in the world" and was helping "Georgia with its democratic transformation".<ref name="tampa times"/> Georgy Gunava, the head of the ] opposed the renaming. He acknowledged America's help, but preferred that a city street after ], the third US President.<ref name="tampa times"/> | |||
| In 2010, two protests—one by the Georgian Labour Party and another one by independent civil activists—were organized in Tbilisi for restoring the street's original name.<ref>{{cite news|title=Protests against “George Bush Street” in Tbilisi|url=http://english.ruvr.ru/2010/08/15/15783552.html|accessdate=October 20, 2012|date=August 15, 2010|agency=''Voice of Russia''}}</ref> | |||
| ==Tirana, Albania== | |||
| The Albanian street ({{lang-al|Rruga George W. Bush}}, formerly known as ''Rruga Puntorët e Rilendjes'') is situated directly outside the ] in the center of ]. It was renamed after Bush when he made the first-ever visit by an American president to Albania, in June 2007. A few days before he arrived, the city council voted by a majority of 49-4 to rename the street. The move reflected a similar decision in ], ] to commemorate former president ]'s visit to the city in 1999.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/albanian-street-named-after-george-w-bush|title=Albanian Street Named After George W. Bush|publisher=Balkan Insight|date=8 June 2007|accessdate=21 October 2012}}</ref> The street is reportedly not very impressive, as it is only a "short, crooked" thoroughfare.<ref>{{cite web|last=Doak|first=Jennifer|url=http://www.fpif.org/articles/postcard_fromtirana|title=Postcard from... Tirana|publisher=Foreign Policy in Focus|date=18 June 2007|accessdate=21 October 2012}}</ref> | |||
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