Several local place and street names changed after World War II. Daniël Willinkplein became Victorieplein, and the three major avenues that met there (Amstellaan, Noorder Amstellaan and Zuider Amstellaan) were renamed for Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt respectively. After the Soviet invasion of Hungary in 1956, Stalinlaan was renamed to Vrijheidlaan ('Freedom Lane'). Two additional place names honor American figures from the 20th century: President Kennedylaan (after John F. Kennedy; previously Rivierenlaan) and Martin Luther Kingpark (after Martin Luther King Jr).