"El libertador". Born Caracas. Latin American statesman and patriot who worked to liberated Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru & Venezuela from Spanish rule. In London briefly in 1810. Died in Santa Marta, Colombia while preparing to return to Europe. Fitzrovia News carries an article about Bolivar's time in Fitzrovia.
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Simon Bolivar
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Francisco de Miranda stone plaque
Francisco de Miranda 1750 - 1816 lived in this house between 1803 and 1810....
Simon Bolivar - blue plaque
English Heritage Simon Bolivar, 1783 - 1830, liberator of Latin America, lod...
Simon Bolivar - stone plaque
Simon Bolivar el libertador. The great Latin American statesman and patriot w...
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Ho Chi Minh
Communist revolutionary and founder of modern Vietnam. Left Vietnam in 1911 and worked on ships as a kitchen helper. In New York he was a baker at the Parker House Hotel. In 1913 he arrived in Lond...
1 memorial
Daniel O'Connell
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Person, Nationalism, Politics & Administration, Ireland, Italy
1 memorial
Irish Heritage
The only reference we can find to this name is a group supporting young Irish musicians and composers. It seems unlikely that they would be connected with the plaque at Brixton Prison.
1 memorial
Mahatma Gandhi
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10 memorials
Andreas Kalvos
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1 memorial
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