Some­times erro­neous­ly called ”’Derg Mon­u­ment”’, which Ethiopi­ans find offen­sive because it is not a mon­u­ment to hon­our the Derg regime. This mas­sive stat­ue mon­u­ment was built in the 1980s. The sides have a trib­ute to Ethiopi­an and Cuban sol­diers who died in the 1977–1978 war against Soma­lia. If you want to take pic­tures, there is a guy ask­ing for a small fee.