The monument has a central statue, a 50 metre tall pillar, two wall reliefs on the sides and two squares where the portraits of Cuban soldiers are visible.

[1] It sits on a pedestal on which is written in Amharic: It is likely that characters are missing for the last line as of an space that can be seen, the complete version could be: ተግባራቸው ህያው ነው.

[1] On the right, Emperor Haile Selassie I is depicted on horseback, ignoring the people who suffer from hunger, then moving to the left, we see the protests with an English inscription "Down with imperialism" and some demonstrators overthrowing the throne, symbol of the Ethiopian Empire.

The wall to the right of the pillar relief also marked by the Marxist style, is more general way, the Ethiopian people guided by Mengistu Haile Mariam, in the background, you can see various buildings including the National Bank of Ethiopia.

[1] Finally, further to the left and right of the two frescoes are two small squares where you can see portraits of Cuban soldiers present in the conflict because of the alliance between the Ethiopian regime and that of Fidel Castro.