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12/12/2004:

"Calls for Marley to be named hero"

There is growing support to have the late reggae star Bob Marley made a Jamaican national hero to mark what would have been his 60th birthday.

The Bob Marley Foundation is also seeking to have his birthday on 6 February declared a national holiday.

Full Article : news.bbc.co.uk