Addis Ababa, February 20, 2022 (Walta) – The 85th Ethiopian Martyrs’ Day has been observed on Saturday in Addis Ababa.
The day is marked by laying wreaths at the Yekatit 12 Martyrs’ Monument erected in the capital in memory of the martyrs.
Officials of the city administration including Speaker of the Council of Addis Ababa, Buzena Alkadir, representatives of the Ethiopian Patriotic Association and Ethiopian Red Cross society laid wreaths at the Yekatit 12 monument to honor Martyrs.
The Day is observed to commemorate Ethiopians massacred by the Fascist Italian forces following an attempted assassination on Marshal Rodolfo Graziani in 1937 in Addis Ababa.
More than 30,000 innocent Ethiopians were killed during the massacre orchestrated by the Italian Fascist forces 85 years ago.
The massacre occurred in vengeance to an assassination attempt by Ethiopian patriots Abreham Doboch and Moges Asgedom, on Rodolfo Graziani.