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Yekatit 12 monument

Coordinates: 9°2′37.6″N 38°45′40.5″E / 9.043778°N 38.761250°E / 9.043778; 38.761250
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The Yekatit 12 is a monument in Addis Ababa commemorating victims of Italian reprisals following an attempt to kill the Marshal Rodolfo Graziani, marchese di Neghelli, Viceroy of Italian East Africa, on 19 February 1937, or Yekatit 12 in the Ethiopian calendar. It is located in the centre of Sidist Kilo (Amharic, "Six Kilometre") Square, also called "Yekatit 12 square".[1]

References

  1. ^ Briggs, Philip (2009). Guide to Ethiopia (fifth ed.). Old Saybrook: Globe Pequot Press. p. 171.

9°2′37.6″N 38°45′40.5″E / 9.043778°N 38.761250°E / 9.043778; 38.761250