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Green Park in Turin Named After Princess Romanework Haile Selassie
The Reporter (Amharic) · 3 hours ago · Read the Full Story on The Reporter (Amharic)
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A green park in Turin, Italy, has been officially named after Ethiopian Princess Romanework Haile Selassie to honor her memory and foster anti-colonial awareness.
- A green park in the Filadelfia district of Turin, Italy, was officially named after Princess Romanework Haile Selassie on October 14, 2019.
- The park is located between Via Ufreduzzi and Via Arduino in the city's District 8.
- Princess Romanework Haile Selassie was born in 1906 and passed away in Turin in October 1943 at the age of 27 due to tuberculosis.
- She had been exiled to Italy during the fascist era, initially held at the Asinara prisoner camp in Sardinia and later transferred to the Consolata Mission in Turin.
- The naming initiative was carried out by the City Council's Toponymy Commission in collaboration with local cultural associations to bring hidden history to light.
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