Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Red Terror Martyrs' Memorial Museum
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. 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, the actions taken toward citizens who opposed the Derg, how the prisoners were treated and how they secretly communicated among each other.
- City
- Addis Ababa
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Category
- Museum
- Suggested visit
- About 120 minutes
More places in Addis Ababa
- Entoto Maryam Church
- Medhane Alem Cathedral, Addis Ababa
- Mount Entoto
- National Museum of Ethiopia
- Zoma Museum
- Hager Fikir Theatre
Background: Wikipedia