Monday 4 July 2011

Ronald Reagan 10 foot Statue unveiled in London


Today on the ocassion of American Independence Day, July 4, a statue of the late U.S. President Ronald Reagan was unveiled by  left, former U.S. ambassador Robert Tuttle, Chairman of the Board for the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation Fred Ryan, former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague and current U.S. ambassador Louis B. Susman outside the U.S. embassy in London.

The 10 foot bronze was unveiled Monday to mark the centenary of Reagan's birth.

Ronald Reagan was hailed as "a great American hero".

This year marks the 100th anniversary of Reagan's birth on Feb. 6, 1911, in Tampico, Illinois. He was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989), the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975) and prior to that, a radio, film and television actor.

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