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veterans claimed that it was a memory of Ethiopian antifascist resistance and a symbol of Ethiopia. Therefore, the regime agreed to leave the monument, which is still in front of the
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Avenue, one of the main arteries of the city. The sculpture of the Lion of Judah, in gilded bronze, is placed on a black granite pedestal decorated with relief portraits of emperors
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The Lion of Judah statue remained in Rome until the 1960s, when it was returned to Ethiopia after the negotiations in Addis Ababa. Emperor
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in 1930, on the occasion of the coronation of Emperor Haile Selassie on 2 November 1930. After the 1974 revolution, the
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took part in the new inauguration ceremony in military uniform, also recalling the patriotic gesture of Zerai Derres.
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Rubenson, Sven (1965). "The Lion of the Tribe of Judah Christian Symbol and/Or Imperial Title".
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regime thought of removing the monument, a symbol of the monarchy. However, an association of
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Across the Mediterranean. Acknowledging Voices and Silences of (Post)Colonial Italy
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On 8 May 1937, on the occasion of the first anniversary of the proclamation of the
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The Lion of Judah, life and Reign of Haile Selassie I (Roland van Reenen)
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Scoperto il Leone di Giuda portato da Addis Abeba (Cinegiornale Luce)
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For similar monument depicting the Lion of Judah in Addis Ababa, see
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The Long Struggle of Eritrea for Independence and Constructive Peace
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The Lion of Judah, Prince Ermias Sahle Selsssie (LibraryOfCongress)
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Ethiopia under Mussolini: Fascism and the Colonial Experience
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Jean-Bernard Carillet; Stuart Butler; Dean Starnes (2010).
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in 1936 at the end of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War.
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Monuments of Addis Ababa, EthiopiaIl (Ethiopian TV)
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Index

Arat Kilo Monument

Georges Gardet
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Coordinates
9°00′39″N 38°45′11″E / 9.01086°N 38.75316°E / 9.01086; 38.75316
Lion of Judah
Ethiopian Emperors
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa railway station
Addis Ababa
Winston Churchill
Menelik II
Haile Selassie
Zewditu
Ras
Makonnen Wolde Mikael
Georges Gardet
Derg
Arbegnoch
Addis Ababa central station
Maurice Calka

Lion of Judah
Battle of Dogali
March of the Iron Will
Italian
Second Italo-Ethiopian War

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