Its name denotes 27 Miyazya (5 May), both the day when Addis Ababa fell to Italy in 1936 and was liberated in 1941.

[1] The park is under the aegis of the Addis Ababa Land Development and Urban Renewal Agency.

Meyazia 27 Square is noted for its impressive monument built for Emperor Haile Selassie's coronation in 1930.

[3] The historic moment depicts a Lion of Judah and a circle of relief figures and monumental panels celebrating the liberation of Ethiopia.

After the Ethiopian Revolution, the Derg removed the relief of the Emperor Haile Selassie from the monument.