A monument bearing the names of 2,482 Ethiopian veterans who fought in the Korean War was built in Addis Ababa.
South Korea’s Ministry of Veterans Affairs has announced that a monument inscribed with the names of Ethiopian veterans who participated in the Korean War from 1950 to 1953 has been erected in Addis Ababa to honor their service.
The inauguration ceremony of the statue, which contains a list of 2,482 veterans, was also announced in the presence of South Korea’s Minister of Veterans Affairs, Kang Jung-I.
Ethiopia is one of the 22 countries that have sent troops or medical aid to South Korea under the United Nations (UN) flag.
It is remembered that after three years of the Korean War, the two Koreas were able to end the war by agreement.
In July of last year, the governments of Ethiopia and South Korea, together with the Ethiopian Veterans Association, have started collecting and verifying the names of 2,482 veterans who participated in the Korean War.
The Ethiopian Veterans Association stated that more than 3,500 soldiers participated in the war, Yonhap news agency reported that the ministry is planning to conduct further studies to add more names to the monument.