Monuments Named After Leaders

We always name some places or monuments after our departed leaders. For Example: 

Anna Nagar (Chennai) – Named after C. N. Annadurai, former CM of Tamil Nadu

Kamarajar Salai (Chennai) – Named after K Kamaraj, former CM of Tamil Nadu

Jawaharlal Nehru Road (in many cities) – Named after Mr. Nehru, former PM of India

Washington DC – Named after George Washington 

Charles de Gaulle Airport (Paris) – Named after Charles de Gaulle, former President 

In rare cases, places/monuments are named after sitting leaders. Some examples: 

Stalingrad – Named after Joseph Stalin in 1925 when he was in power. (Again renamed Volgograd in 1961)

Marcos Highway – Named during Ferdinand Marcos’s Presidency in Philippines

Now our own Donald Trump named himself to a monument.  Here are the details:

There is a large performing arts center in Washington, D.C., with theaters for music, dance, opera, and plays. It opened as National Cultural Center in 1958. This project was renamed the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in 1964 as a living memorial to President John F. Kennedy after his assassination. 

Yesterday the Board of Directors of the Center unanimously approved the name change. A few months ago, Trump appointed himself as the Chairman of that Board. Now it is known as The Donald Trump and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Of course, the JFK family does not like this. And, law suits are coming challenging this name change. Their contention is the JFK name was established by an Act of Congress and only the Congress can make any changes and not the Board of Director of the Center.