Historian and Friend of Ethiopia- Prof. Richard Pankhurst Passed Away

ታዋቂው የታሪክ ምሁር ፕሮፌሰር ሪቻርድ ፓንክረስት  ከዚህ ዓለም በሞት ተለዩ።

የኢትዮጵያ ወዳጅ ፕሮፌሰር ሪቻርድ ፓንክረስት  በ90 ዓመታቸው ነው ያረፉት::  A man with eternal love for Ethiopia,

Professor Richard Pankhrust passed away today in Addis Ababa Ethiopia . Pankhruts who died at the age of 90 was a well known historian whose historic research contributed to the study of Ethiopian History .

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As the founding member of the Ethiopian studies at the University of Addis Ababa , Pankhurst has been largely praised for his diligence towards the return of the Obelisk of Axum which was taken by the Italians during the invasion .

He  is survived by his daughter Helen and his son Alula Pankhurst.

Pankhurst’s mother sylvia Pankhurst was an avid supporter of Ethiopia during the Italian aggression .

Last year , the Toronto based, Bikila Awards, gave a life time achievement award for The Pankhurst family .

 

 

 

Yohannes Ayalew

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