Portal:Eritrea/Did you know
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Did you know 1
- ... that long distance runner Zersenay Tadese (pictured) was the first person from Eritrea to win an Olympic medal in any sport?
Did you know 2
- ... that the Eritrean Independent Moslem League was persuaded to support a union between Ethiopia and Eritrea, after receiving Ethiopian assurances on Arabic schooling and respect for Islamic traditions?
Did you know 3
- ... that the Nine Saints (painting pictured) were a group of Christians from the Byzantine Empire who took part in converting areas of what is now Eritrea and Ethiopia in the late fifth century AD?
Did you know 4
- ...that both Eritrea and Ethiopia consider Zerai Deres (pictured) a folk hero of anti-fascism and anticolonialism?"
Did you know 5
- ... that the only independent radio station in Eritrea is not in Eritrea?
Did you know 6
- ... that the flag of Eritrea (pictured) bears a resemblance to the Eritrean People's Liberation Front's flag?
Did you know 7
- ... that Denmark–Eritrea relations are conducted via their embassies in Kenya and Sweden after Denmark closed their embassy in Eritrea less than five years after it opened?
Did you know 8
- ... that the New Eritrea Party initially favoured Italian trusteeship of Eritrea prior to independence?
Did you know 9
- ... that the Eritrean Dahlak Archipelago once housed a thriving trading kingdom, the Dahlak sultanate?
Did you know 10
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- ... that New York Giants safety Nat Berhe (pictured) was the first player of Eritrean descent to be drafted into the NFL?
Did you know 11
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- ... that the golf course in Gura, Eritrea allowed players to lift their golf balls from bomb craters and trenches without penalty?
Did you know 12
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- ... that Eritrean-born Tsegai Tewelde, who sought political asylum in the United Kingdom, was selected to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics for Team GB?
Did you know 13
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- ... that it is widely suggested that the publication of the novel Oromay, depicting the Eritrean War, led to the disappearance of its author, Baalu Girma?
Did you know 14
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