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Battle of Adwa (Adowa), 1896

History / February 28, 2008 / 1896, Battle of Adwa (Adowa)

February 28, 2008 / by contributed by: Ray Jonas In March, 1896, Ethiopian forces under the leadership of Emperor Menelik II surprised the world by defeating an Italian Army sent to conquer the Empire. In the following article Raymond Jonas, the Giovanni and Amne Costigan Professor of History at the University of Washington, explores that …

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Basic Information About Ethiopia

News / February 13, 2008 / Basic Information About Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Ethiopia is the oldest independent country in Africa and the second-oldest official Christian nation in the world after Armenia. Unique among African countries, Ethiopian maintained its freedom from colonial rule with the exception of a short-lived Italian occupation from 1936-41. Ethiopia is in the northeast African region known as the Horn of Africa. It …

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40 MPs signed an agreement with Kinijit

News / February 7, 2008

February 7, 2008Forty members of parliament have signed an agreement with the executive committee of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy Party (Kinijit) on Monday to work under to the bylaws and manifesto of the party. Though the name and symbol of Kinijit are illegally and unconstitutionally given to individuals by the EPRDF-controlled National Board …

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