The Ethiopian ministry of foreign affairs has announced the death of the most prominent historian of the country, the Briton, Richard Pankhurst.
The government said he was one of Ethiopia’s greatest friends during his long and productive life.
The son of the suffragette Sylvia Pankhurst, he moved to Ethiopia in 1956, the start of a long relationship with the country.
Mr Pankhurst wrote numerous books on Ethiopia’s history, culture and economics.
He was also instrumental in the successful campaign to get the Axum obelisk returned to Ethiopia from Italy.
He was awarded an OBE by the British Government for his services to Ethiopian studies.
The Ethiopian embassy in London has tweeted a photo of Mr Pankhurst:
We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing Prof. Richard Pankhurst, a devoted academic and patriot of #Ethiopia. May He Rest in Peace????? pic.twitter.com/1KdK5KrAAK— Ethiopian Embassy UK (@EthioEmbassyUK) February 16, 2017
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