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In the month of Yekatit, 1982 E.C., during the fierce and exhausting battle at Tewalet to relieve Massawa from the insurgents, the commander of the 3rd Mechanized Division, General Ali Haji, surrendered to the EPLF Shabia at a critical moment.
Then, his deputy commander, the heroic "Colonel Belay Aschenaki", gathered the remaining troops and, after making a desperate attempt to break the siege with an intense assault, realized that because of the overwhelming imbalance of forces, the situation had become unbearable and beyond endurance against the EPLF Shabia Thugs.
Following this, he sent the following message:
“If a hero dies, thousands more will replace him. My history will remain for generations. History will speak—not me, for I have little to say.”
He then turned his face toward the Church of Holy Mary in Massawa, prayed, and after he wrapped himself in the beloved Ethiopian tricolor flag 🇨🇬, placed his Kalashnikov rifle under his chin, and ended his life. Before the capture of Massawa keeping his promise intact.
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