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{{see also|1983–85 famine in Ethiopia}}
The '''"Red Terror" Martyrs' Memorial Museum''' in Addis Ababa was established in 2010 as a memorial to the victims of the Marxist Derg regime.

Since 1974, reigned in Ethiopia a military government with support from the Soviet Union. According to Amnesty International, the Derg regime killed millions of Ethiopians, mostly young intellectuals.

In the museum various torture instruments are displayed. In addition, original skulls and bones, coffins, bloody clothes, and photographs of victims are exhibited.

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http://rtmmm.org

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The '''"Red Terror" Martyrs' Memorial Museum''' in [[Addis Ababa]] was established in 2010 as a memorial to those who died during the [[Red Terror (Ethiopia)|Red Terror]] under the [[Derg]] government.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rtmmm.org/|title=Red Terror Martyrs' Memorial Museum|website=rtmmm.org|access-date=2016-12-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107084855/http://rtmmm.org/|archive-date=2019-01-07|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://assimba.org/Articles/Museums%20are%20corridors%20into%20the%20past.pdf|title=A visit to the "Red Terror" Martyrs Memorial Museum of Addis Ababa|last=Mulugeta|first=Mesfin|date=|website=assimba.org|access-date=December 27, 2016}}</ref> The museum has displays of torture instruments, skulls and bones, coffins, bloody clothes and photographs of victims. In free tours of the museum, guides describes the history leading up to the Red Terror (starting from [[Haile Selassie]]'s 80th birthday celebration), the actions taken toward citizens who opposed the Derg, how the prisoners were treated and how they secretly communicated among each other.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://beyondgenocide.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Emerging-Scholars-Registration-Brochure-pdf.pdf|title=Emerging scholars: travel seminar to Rwanda and Ethiopia memorials, museums, national and international memory and memorialization|website=beyondgenocide.net|access-date=December 27, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://faculty.cas.usf.edu/ekissi/data/RedTerroArtcl.pdf|title=Documenting the Red Terror. Bearing witness to Ethiopia's lost generation|last=|first=|date=|editor-last=Mahoney|editor-first=Anne Louise|website=|publisher=|access-date=December 27, 2016}}</ref>
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The museum also features pictorial history of the Red Terror.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.guebre-mariam.org/IMG/pdf/terreur_rouge_6_sur_8_seconde_2_lgm_fikir_helen_naomi_yom_mai_2015-2.pdf|title=Pourquoi peut-on affirmer que le régime du Derg (1974-1987) fut violent ?|website=www.guebre-mariam.org|access-date=December 27, 2016|archive-date=June 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610144159/http://www.guebre-mariam.org/IMG/pdf/terreur_rouge_6_sur_8_seconde_2_lgm_fikir_helen_naomi_yom_mai_2015-2.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

<gallery class="Some exhibits in the museum">
File:ET-Red Terror Martyr Memorial Museum, Addis Abeba (3).JPG|Objects in the museum
File:ET-Red Terror Martyr Memorial Museum, Addis Abeba (1).JPG|Exhibit in the museum
File:ET-Red Terror Martyr Memorial Museum, Addis Abeba (2).JPG|Entrance to the museum
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==See also==
*[[Red Terror (Ethiopia)]]
*[[Derg]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20190107084855/http://rtmmm.org/ Website]
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{{Ethiopian Civil War (1974–1991)}}

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Latest revision as of 19:40, 15 November 2024

See also: 1983–85 famine in Ethiopia
"Red Terror" Martyrs' Memorial Museum
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Established2010 (2010)
LocationAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
Coordinates9°00′37″N 38°45′48″E / 9.010204°N 38.763230°E / 9.010204; 38.763230
TypeMemorial museum
WebsiteOfficial website

The "Red Terror" Martyrs' Memorial Museum in Addis Ababa was established in 2010 as a memorial to those who died during the Red Terror under the Derg government.[1][2] The museum has displays of torture instruments, skulls and bones, coffins, bloody clothes and photographs of victims. In free tours of the museum, guides describes the history leading up to the Red Terror (starting from Haile Selassie's 80th birthday celebration), the actions taken toward citizens who opposed the Derg, how the prisoners were treated and how they secretly communicated among each other.[3][4]

The museum also features pictorial history of the Red Terror.[5]

  • Objects in the museum
    Objects in the museum
  • Exhibit in the museum
    Exhibit in the museum
  • Entrance to the museum
    Entrance to the museum

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Red Terror Martyrs' Memorial Museum". rtmmm.org. Archived from the original on 2019-01-07. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
  2. ^ Mulugeta, Mesfin. "A visit to the "Red Terror" Martyrs Memorial Museum of Addis Ababa" (PDF). assimba.org. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  3. ^ "Emerging scholars: travel seminar to Rwanda and Ethiopia memorials, museums, national and international memory and memorialization" (PDF). beyondgenocide.net. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  4. ^ Mahoney, Anne Louise (ed.). "Documenting the Red Terror. Bearing witness to Ethiopia's lost generation" (PDF). Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  5. ^ "Pourquoi peut-on affirmer que le régime du Derg (1974-1987) fut violent ?" (PDF). www.guebre-mariam.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 10, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
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