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Italians Execute The Tallest Ethiopian Man (7-foot 5-inch)

History / January 12, 2022

Italians Execute The Tallest Ethiopian Man (7-foot 5-inch): Face Africa Balahu was the tallest man in Ethiopia He was discovered by Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie in 1934 when he presided over the Supreme Court of Addis Ababa. Balahu had then been captured amongst a group of bandits who were plundering villages on the outskirts of …

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Ethiopia and the legend of the lost ark

History / December 18, 2021

By STEWART WEISS DECEMBER 16, 2021 A longstanding religious legend in Ethiopia describes how the Ark of the Covenant was brought there 3,000 years ago by a man named Menelik, the son of the Queen of Sheba and Israel’s King Solomon. A fascinating connection between Ethiopia and Jewish history is the belief that the Ark of …

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Haile Selassie, last emperor of Ethiopia and architect of modern Africa

History / October 18, 2021

The last emperor of the 3,000-year-old Ethiopian monarchy was an accomplished politician for the modern age, as well as being revered as a living god, says Nige Tassell October 18, 2021 Armed with a thick wad of papers, a diminutive, middle-aged man from East Africa slowly approached the podium at the General Assembly of the …

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Welkait, Ethiopia: Geo Strategic importance and the Consequential Annexation by TPLF

ANALYSIS, OPINION & MORE, History / August 2, 2021

Wosenyelew Tedla and Moges Kelklie Horn Africa Insight Aug 2, 2021 Welkait has always been one of the most strategic geopolitical hotspots in Ethiopia. More recently, it has become the defining point for the Amhara people, whose identity was erased from the area, and with it, Ethiopia’s territorial integrity. Welkait is the generic name …

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A brief history of modern Sudan and South Sudan

History / June 10, 2021

South Sudan, the world’s newest nation, was once a sizeable part of Sudan, the country to its north. The conflicts between what is now Sudan and South Sudan are often understood through their historical roots: centuries of exploitation and slave-raiding by the “Arab” north against the “African” south, followed by Britain and Egypt’s imperialist meddling. …

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The Dream of Abyssinia: Two Black Aviators and Ethiopia

History / February 27, 2021

Feb 27, 2021 By Elizabeth Borja On October 3, 1935 the forces of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini began their advance upon Ethiopia, known in earlier times as Abyssinia. Italy had long coveted the territory to expand their colonial influence in East Africa. In 1896, Ethiopians had turned back an Italian invasion at Adwa (Adowa), serving as an …

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The Beauty of the Battle of Adwa

ANALYSIS, OPINION & MORE, History / February 25, 2021

Tsegaye Tegenu, PhD 2021-02-25 Beauty is interpreted differently. Often it refers to physical characteristics that provides pleasure to senses. From this perspective, war is ugly because it causes death, injuries, and destruction. If we see beauty as a perception, it can lie outside the physical aspect. Moral values and personal characteristics such as kindness and …

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The Addis Ababa Massacre of February 19, 1937*

History / February 19, 2021

This Date in Black History: Ethiopia (By A. Alemayehu) Long before the resistance of Palestinians against Israeli occupation, even longer than the resistance of the French against Nazi occupation, Ethiopians have led a successful resistance against foreign occupation. Just as Ethiopia had been a beacon of defiance against colonialism, Ethiopia once again became a beacon …

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Ethiopia and Socialist Theory: The Blood on the Wall

History, Politics / February 16, 2021 / EthiopiaEthiopian revolution 1974

Ethiopia and Socialist Theory Mike Harman Apr 10 2018 Ken Tarbuck was a member of several different Trotskyist groups in the until the early 1970s. He went to Ethiopia to work as a university lecturer in 1977 and published this analysis in 1992. Mengistu Haile Mariam was a bloody militarist and nationalist dictator; how is …

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EPRP vs. Meison, 1978

History, Politics / February 11, 2021

April 23, 2016 Below I am pleased to reprint an editorial from Abyot, the English-language publication of the Study, Publication and Information Center of the Foreign Committee of the Ethiopian Peoples’ Revolutionary Party, from the February–March 1978 issue. The editorial is a bitter, angry polemic against the All-Ethiopia Socialist Movement, known as Meison or Meisone, the EPRP’s …

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Adwa Victory Celebrations 2021

History / February 8, 2021

February 8, 2021 by Tsehafi Taezaz The 5th Annual RasTafari Nation march celebrating the 124th Anniversary of the Victory at Adwa was convened on 2 March 2020 in Cape Town, Menelik Square (Keizersgracht Parking lot). The participants were representative of all various mansions, houses, collectives, groups, communities and organisations constituting the RasTafari Movement of Azania …

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List of Ethiopian Kings | Haile Selassie I lineage

History / February 8, 2021

February 22, 2020 by Tsehafi Taezaz List of Ethiopian Kings by H.I.H. Tafari Makonnen, June 19, 1922 Published in: “In The Country of The Blue Nile” by C.F. Rey, F.R.G.S., Commander of the Order of the Star of Ethiopia, Negro University Press, New York Translation of Covering Letter: “May this reach my honourable friend Mr. Rey. Greetings to you. …

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