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Tigray Martyrs Memorial Monument
13°29′N 39°27′E / 13.49°N 39.45°E / 13.49; 39.45
LocationMekelle, Tigray Region, Ethiopia
TypeMemorial
Height51m tall
Beginning date1992
Dedicated toTPLF struggle against the Derg regime

The Tigray Martyrs Memorial Monument is a 51-meter tall memorial monument located in Mekelle, Tigray Region, Ethiopia. It was constructed after the Ethiopian Civil War in 1992 to commemorate the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) armed struggle against the Marxist-Leninist Derg regime.

History

The Tigray Martyrs Memorial Monument was constructed in 1992 to commemorate the victims of the Ethiopian Civil War, particularly emphasizes the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) armed struggle against the Derg regime. The monument is 51 meters tall. In 2008, a museum dedicated to such homage was established and governed by the Board of Trustees and approved by the Council of the State of Tigray under Proclamation No. 160/2001.

During the Tigray War, the monument said to be targeted by the Ethiopian army during their occupation in Mekelle in 2021.

References

  1. "Photographic evidence of torture at the Tigray Martyrs Memorial Museum". World Peace Foundation. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
  2. Administrator. "Mekele Martyrs Monument & Museum - Dark Tourism - the guide to dark travel destinations around the world". www.dark-tourism.com. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
  3. "Interview: torture at the Tigrayan Martys Memorial Museum". World Peace Foundation. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
  4. Pappas-Kelley, Jared (2019-02-01), "The destruction of art", Solvent Form, Manchester University Press, pp. 1–54, ISBN 978-1-5261-2924-6, retrieved 2024-12-22
  5. "Photographic evidence of torture at the Tigray Martyrs Memorial Museum". World Peace Foundation. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
  6. "Ethiopia: Uncertainties in Tigray – DW – 06/30/2021". dw.com. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
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