Mexico Square

Coordinates: 9°00′37″N 38°44′40″E / 9.010223°N 38.744509°E / 9.010223; 38.744509

Light Rail overpass over the traffic Circle of Mexico Square

Mexico Square is a square in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia named after Mexico because Mexico was one of only five countries which opposed the Italian occupation of Ethiopia as part Second Italo-Ethiopian War, a key moment in Ethiopia–Mexico relations.

The Addis Ababa Light Rail system has an overpass over Mexico Square.[1] In 2013, much of the square was demolished to make way for the train.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Dogbevi, Emmanuel K. (29 October 2015). "Riding the rails in Addis Ababa". Ghana Business News. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  2. ↑ Woldegebriel, Yohannes (24 November 2013). "How Ethio-Mexico Diplomacy Lost Its Icons Carelessly". Addis Fortune. Retrieved 30 September 2016.


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