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Ethiopia hails return of its first plane, stolen by Mussolini in 1930s

Red two-seater named after Emperor Haile Selassie’s daughter abandoned in 1936 after Italy invaded country

Almost nine decades after it was stolen by Benito Mussolini’s fascist regime, the Italian government has officially returned Ethiopia’s first plane.

The official handover of the aircraft, named Tsehay in honour of the princess daughter of Emperor Haile Selassie, was celebrated on Tuesday by the Ethiopian prime minister, Abiy Ahmed.

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