Ethiopia Launches Campaign to Recover From Italy Looted Artifacts Belonging to War Hero Ras Desta Damtew
Ethiopia Launches Campaign to Recover From Italy Looted Artifacts Belonging to War Hero Ras Desta Damtew
The Italians captured Ras Desta in February 1937, and he was ruthlessly executed, while some of his belongings were stolen.
The Ethiopian government and his grandkids are currently engaged in a battle to bring them home.
Last month, a sword and cloak belonging to one of Ethiopia's national heroes temporarily appeared on the website of an Italian auction house. The incident sparked a heated discussion about the nation's stolen cultural property and the challenges of obtaining compensation.
Ras Desta, a commander of the Ethiopian "Patriots" resistance against the Italian occupation (1935-1941), was also a son-in-law of Emperor Haile Selassie.
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