Fenkil Day is celebrated in Eritrea on February 10. The Second Battle of Massawa, also known as the Fenkil Offensive, was one of the pivotal battles in the Eritrean War for Independence and is commemorated during this event.
On September 1st, 1961, the Eritrean War for Independence commenced. The Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF), an armed organisation that fought for the nation's independence, was established in 1970 by a group of left-leaning intellectuals. The EPLF forces launched their onslaught against the Ethiopian army in the vicinity of Massawa on February 8, 1990. The city was taken by the EPLF forces on the third day.
To commemorate this achievement Eritrea Post issued a set of 3 stamps in the year 2004, on the occasion of 14th Anniversary of the Liberation of Massawa. The stamps come with the denominations of 3Eritrean nakfa, 3Eritrean nakfa, and 4Eritrean nakfa depicting different aspects of the Fenkil Operation.
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