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Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela is a bronze sculpture by Ian Walters in Parliament Square, London, of former President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela. Originally proposed to Mandela by Donald Woods in 2001, a fund was set up and led by Woods's wife and Richard Attenborough after the death of Woods. The then Mayor of London Ken Livingstone sought permission from Westminster City Council to locate the statue on the north terrace of Trafalgar Square, but this was rejected and it was located in Parliament Square instead where it was unveiled on 29 August 2007.

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Sir Robert Peel
The statue of Robert Peel in Parliament Square, London, is a bronze sculpture of Sir Robert Peel, a former prime minister of the United Kingdom. It was sculpted by Matthew Noble and was one of the first three statues to be placed in the square.
Built 1876
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Mahatma Gandhi
The statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Parliament Square, Westminster, London, is a work by the sculptor Philip Jackson.
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Millicent Fawcett
The statue of Millicent Fawcett in Parliament Square, Westminster, London, honours the British suffragist leader and social campaigner Dame Millicent Fawcett. It was made in 2018 by Gillian Wearing. Following a campaign and petition by the activist Caroline Criado Perez, the statue's creation was endorsed by both the prime minister of the United Kingdom, Theresa May, and the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.