Yekatit 12 monument

The Yekatit 12 is a monument in Addis Ababa commemorating victims of Italian reprisals following an attempt to kill the Marshal 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]

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

Streets and squares in Addis Ababa
Streets	Algeria Street Asmara Road Bole Road Churchill Avenue Debre Zeyit Road Entoto Avenue General Wingate Haile Gebre Selassie Road Haile Selassie Street John Melly Mahatma Gandhi Menelik II Avenue New Ambo Road Ring Road Russia Street Tenagnework Tewodros
Squares	Abune Petros Square Adwa Square Bob Marley Square Megabit 28 Square Menelik Square Meyazia 27 Square Meskel Square Yekatit 12 Square

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