Global InformationTiglachin Monument information
| Tiglachin | |
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ትግላችን | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Monument |
| Location | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Coordinates | 9°01′12″N 38°45′08″E / 9.019937°N 38.752265°E |
| Inaugurated | 12 September 1984 |
| Height | |
| Tip | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Dimensions | |
| Other dimensions | 50,000 m2 (grounds) |
The Tiglachin Monument (Amharic: ትግላችን ሐውልት, lit. 'Our Struggle Monument'), also known as the Derg Monument (Amharic: ደርግ ሐውልት), is a memorial to Ethiopian and Cuban soldiers involved in the Ogaden War. It was built during the rule of Mengistu Haile Mariam and is located on Churchill Avenue in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The monument is composed of various elements: a central statue, a 50 m tall pillar, two wall reliefs on the sides and two squares where the portraits of Cuban soldiers are visible.[1] Some sculptures at the monument was given by the North Korean government in 1984, and was one of the project’s first monuments to be donated to Africa.[2]
- ^ Elleh, Nnamdi (2002). Architecture and Power in Africa. Westport, Connecticut: Praeger. pp. 164–167. ISBN 0275976793.
- ^ Pearson, James (2016-12-01). "U.N. decapitates North Korea's statue export business". Reuters. Retrieved 2021-05-13.