ETHIOPIAN RESISTANCE HERO’S FAMILY TRIES TO RECLAIM MEDAL TAKEN BY ITALIAN TROOPS
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✍️ The descendants of Ras Desta Damtew, a hero of Ethiopia's resistance against European imperialism, are seeking to retrieve a gold medal taken from him by Italian troops after it failed to sell at an online auction.
👉 Ras Desta Damtew was a guerrilla army commander and son-in-law of Emperor Haile Selassie 👉 The medal was taken from him after his capture and execution in 1937 👉 The current owner of the medal is a British collector of military memorabilia 👉 The family wants the medal to be displayed at the National Museum of Ethiopia in Addis Ababa
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