Obelisk arrives back as Ethiopians rejoice

From: The New York Beacon | Date: April 27, 2005 | Copyright information

New York Beacon, The
04-27-2005
The first section of a 1,700-year old stone obelisk looted by Italy nearly
70 years ago has arrived back in Ethiopia. The Axum obelisk is regarded as
one of Ethiopia's national religious treasures. An Antonov plane landed on
Tuesday with the middle part of the obelisk; the top and bottom should
follow within a week. Italian troops seized the obelisk in 1937 and took it
to Rome, where it has remained ever since, despite a 1947 UN agreement to
return it to Ethiopia. The plane carrying the first part of the obelisk
appeared over the horizon just before dawn. A crowd of ...

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