Addis Ababa May 5/2022 /ENA/ President Sahle-Work Zewde stressed that this generation shoulders great responsibility to maintain the sovereignty, peace and unity of the nation that it has inherited from patriotic forefathers and mothers. The 81st Victory Day of Ethiopia was marked today at the Victory Monument in Addis Ababa in the presence of government official including President Sahle-Work Zewde, invited guests, ambassadors and residents of Addis Ababa. In her keynote speech, President Sahle-Work Zewde said the victory day marked the defeat of the invading Italian Fascist Forces by the sacrifices Ethiopian patriotic forefathers and mothers made 81 years ago. The Defense Force will continue working hard to safeguard the unity, peace and stability of the country along with the people of Ethiopia. Patriots’ Victory Day is a day that commemorates the end of the five years’ Italian occupation, culminated on May 5, 1941.

Source: Ethiopian News May 05, 2022 16:09 UTC