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馃嚜馃嚬 Patriots Victory Day in Ethiopia
Commemoration of resistance against Italian occupation
Date in Ethiopia
May 5
Instituted1941
Commemorates the 1941 return of Emperor Haile Selassie to Addis Ababa and the end of Italian occupation during World War II.
Public life in Ethiopia
BanksClosed
SchoolsClosed
Government officesClosed
Calendar & celebration
Calendar systems
Gregorian
What this holiday commemorates
In Ethiopia, around 1941
- 1941 South African troops capture the Abyssinian(Ethiopian) fortress of Dessie during World War II. 路 Ethiopia
- 1941 Italian forces surrender to the British and Southern African armies in Gondar, Ethiopia, ending Italy鈥檚 six-year occupation of Ethiopia. 路 Ethiopia
- 1941 British-led Indian troops captured the town of Adigrat from Italian forces during the East African Campaign. 路 Ethiopia
- 1941 Emperor Haile Selassie returns to Addis Ababa from exile. The country commemorates the date as Patriots' Victory Day/Meyazia 27. 路 Ethiopia
- 1941 Haile Selassie and Gideon Force capture Dambacha Fort from Italian occupation. 路 Ethiopia
- 1941 South African troops capture the Abyssinian fortress of Dessie during World War II. 路 Ethiopia