XOXO...Eritrea

A 30-year struggle for independence that ended 1991 with Eritrean rebels defeating governmental forces resulted in Eritrea becoming a country, however it's a country that few people know about. This blog is here to showcase Eritrean history, landscape, cultures, and just good old fun. Enjoy!

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A waitress serves two men at a local bar. Asmara, Eritrea. ©Rocco Stecher

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A boy rides his bike during welcome parade for an athlete. Asmara, Eritrea. ©Debub Kokhob

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Young woman, Asmara, Eritrea. 1930s

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Eritrea, 1935

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A man sits on a bench by the road side. Asmara, Eritrea. ©Naro Faro

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Aboy Ke’she (Father Priest) directly translated, is my Grandfather. He was 101 when I took this photo.

Wintana Taddesse- 2016

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Eritrean colonial cavalry marching towards Addis Ababa at the end of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War, 1936

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1942 Italian Propaganda Poster of the Eritrean Ascaris to celebrate the Italian conquest of British Somaliland

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Italian Propaganda Poster of an Eritrean Askari and Italian Soldier to Commemorate the Conquest of Ethiopia. Art by Clemente Tafuri 1937

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Eritrean Tigrinya tribe warriors in traditional dress, ca 1935

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Giuseppe Pettazzi’s FIAT Tagliero Building, Asmara, Eritrea

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New York (CNN) - The New York City Marathon crowned its youngest male champion on Sunday.

Ghirmay Ghebreslassie, 20, from Eritrea finished the five-borough race in 2 hours, 7 minutes and 51 seconds, qualifying him as the third fastest runner in the marathon's 46-year history.

"Nobody has won any major marathon from Eritrea," Ghebreslassie said at the New York City Marathon Press Conference. "I'm really proud of it."

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One of my favorite photos from Asmara #byme