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Adolf Hitler Is Changing His Name After Winning Election<\/h3>\n

set the record straight<\/strong>: to provide the true facts about a situation so that people stop believing wrong information<\/p>\n

Adolf Hitler Uunona has just won his fifth election in Namibia. The 59-year-old politician is incredibly popular in his area, even though he shares a name with a notorious dictator. He recently received a huge number of votes to keep his local government seat. However, his name causes a lot of confusion around the world. He wants to set the record straight<\/strong> and tell everyone that he is not a Nazi.<\/p>\n

Uunona says that his father probably chose the name without understanding its dark history. Namibia was once a German colony, so Germanic names are still common in the region. He thought it was a normal name when he was a child. He only learned the disturbing truth when he grew up. To fix the problem, he has officially removed the name Hitler from his identity documents. He told a newspaper that he is simply Adolf Uunona now.<\/p>\n

Sample sentences<\/h5>\n

The newspaper named the wrong person as the suspect, so the police chief called them to set the record straight<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

I need to set the record straight<\/strong> about what happened at the party because I wasn’t drunk and didn’t do anything inappropriate.<\/p>\n

After the many rumors that she was quitting the company, Sarah sent an email to set the record straight<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Read More:<\/p>\n

Politician Named Adolf Hitler Just Won Reelection Again and Vows to Change His Name: ‘I Have Nothing to Do’ with Nazis<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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