(CNN) — The US National Park Service will restore and reinstall the statue of a Confederate military officer in Washington, DC, after protesters toppled the monument five years ago.

“The restoration aligns with federal responsibilities under historic preservation law as well as recent executive orders to beautify the nation’s capital and re-instate pre-existing statues,” NPS said in a statement.

Pike was a senior officer in the Confederate States Army. The effort to bring back his Washington, DC, statue comes after protesters tore it down in the wake of the George Floyd protests against racism in 2020.

NPS said it plans to repair the statue’s “broken stone, mortar joints, and mounting elements,” with a target of October for completing its re-installment.

The NPS statement cites executi

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