Rue Spears is a street in Beirut, Lebanon, that was named after British General Edward Spears, who in 1941 liaised with General Charles de Gaulle and his Free French movement to liberate the Levant.Bloch and Shamir. France and Germany in an Age of Crisis, 1900-1960, page 179 He was appointed the British minister in Beirut in 1942.Bloch and Shamir. France and Germany in an Age of Crisis, 1900-1960, page 179 Spears would later also urge the Lebanese and Syrians to claim independence from FranceInternational Studies, Volume 16, Indian School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University. School of International Studies after being converted to the Arab nationalist vision.Bloch and Shamir. France and Germany in an Age of Crisis, 1900-1960, page 179 Due to his initiatives, Great Britain recognized a de facto independent Lebanon in 1942.Dib, Kamal. Warlords and Merchants: the Lebanese Business and Political Establishment, page 80
Rue Spears is a one-way street that runs west-east, beginning at the intersection of Rue de Rome and ending at Rue Fakhreddine. René Moawad Garden is located on the street and so is the National Library, National Radio Station, Ministry of Interior, Chamber of Commerce, Future Television studios, and Helem Center, the Middle-East's first gay rights organization.
See also Ras Beirut Beirut
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