On this day 36 years ago, Getachew Gebre Giorgis, Teka Guluma and Elias Arega of Adei Abeba Folklore Ensemble defected to the United States a few hours after performing at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC

Mar 29, 1987: Getachew Gebre Giorgis, Teka Guluma and Elias Arega of Adei Abeba Folklore Ensemble defected to the United States a few hours after performing at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC