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ETHIOPIAN NATIONAL THEATER: A BRIEF INTRODUCTION

ETHIOPIAN NATIONAL THEATER: A BRIEF INTRODUCTION

Written by Zerihun Birehanu Sira | 6th Jul 2019 | Essay, Ethiopia EUROPEAN INFLUENCES IN ETHIOPIAN THEATER Prior to the introduction of European form of theatre in Ethiopia, people use dance, story-telling, dialogue and role play in various social engagements. Most of the social engagements involve many dramatic elements that are used as a basis

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Hidden in Windsor Castle: How did the Ethiopian prince die and where is he buried? Subterfuge & The Stolen Prince.

Hidden in Windsor Castle: How did the Ethiopian prince die and where is he buried? Subterfuge & The Stolen Prince.

Posted on March 20, 2019 by Lemn Sissay Today at The National Army Museum there is a delegation from Ethiopia who will  receive a lock of Emperor Tewdros’s hair which was taken from his head   by The British Army on finding he had taken his own life in honour of his country on 13th April 1868 at The

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African Victory over colonization: The Battle of Adwa (Adowa), 1896

February 20, 2019 by Garveyite 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 victory at Adwa.  His

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THE LAST DAY OF EMPEROR TEWODROS II’s LIFE AND THE LOOT OF MAGDALA

THE LAST DAY OF EMPEROR TEWODROS II’s LIFE AND THE LOOT OF MAGDALA

An Eye Witness Account by an American Author/Journalist.  By Kidane Alemayehu and Konjit Meshesha JANUARY 21, 2018 “They (two British soldiers) observed a man standing near a haystack with a revolver in his hand. When he saw them prepare to fire, he ran behind a haystack, and both men heard plainly a shot fired. They

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The King James Bible and the Ethiopian Bible

ETHIOPIAN BIBLE IS OLDEST AND MOST COMPLETE ON EARTH

World’s first illustrated Christian Bible discovered at Ethiopian monastery The world’s earliest illustrated Christian book has been saved by a British charity which located it at a remote Ethiopian monastery. The incredible Garima Gospels are named after a monk who arrived in the African country in the fifth century and is said to have copied

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RODOLFO GRAZIANI WAR CRIMINAL WHO ESCAPED JUSTICE

RODOLFO GRAZIANI WAR CRIMINAL WHO ESCAPED JUSTICE

By Kidane Alemayehu Auguest 17, 2015   INTRODUCTION Rodolfo Graziani was one of Fascist Italy’s top military leaders during Benito Mussolini’s rule of that country. Although Graziani had important military roles in Italy, Libya and the Italo-Turkish wars, this article is, on the main, focused on his devastating war crimes in Ethiopia. The war was

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Emperor Menelik II – Abyssinia’s Ruler Said to be a Heavy Buyer of American Railway Stocks

Emperor Menelik II – Abyssinia’s Ruler Said to be a Heavy Buyer of American Railway Stocks

First Published on New York Times- Oct. 27, 1909 Updated Jan. 6, 2014 BRUSSELS (Oct. 27) – Baron de Jarlsburg, the Belgian explorer, just returned from Abyssinia, has much to relate about Emperor Menelik, whose serious illness was recently announced. “Menelik,” said Baron de Jarlsburg, in an interview with the New York Times correspondent, “has

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The Habesha People

The Habesha People

Habesha The Habesha peoples, also known as “Abyssinians“, is the name given to three distinct ethnic groups and some minor ones inhabiting the Horn of Africa. They are the various related ethnic groups in the Eritrean Highlands and Ethiopian Highlands who speak languages belonging to the South Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic family. Members’ cultural, linguistic, and in certain

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The history of the Axum Empire and Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church.

The history of the Axum Empire and Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church.

SEMERE T. HABTEMARIAM Two Slave Brothers Birthed Africa’s Oldest State Church The two Christian missionaries that showed up in the ancient northeastern African empire of Axum in the fourth century could not have been more unlikely. Kidnapped while traveling with a relative, the two young brothers were brought as slaves to the royal family’s household.

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AMHARA PEOPLE: ETHIOPIA`S MOST CULTURALLY DOMINANT AND POLITICALLY POWERFUL PEOPLE OF SEMITIC ANCESTRY

AMHARA PEOPLE: ETHIOPIA`S MOST CULTURALLY DOMINANT AND POLITICALLY POWERFUL PEOPLE OF SEMITIC ANCESTRY

December 19, 2012 The Amhara people are mostly agriculturist, one of the most culturally dominant and a powerful politically connected as well as Afro-Asiatic speaking ethnic group of ancient semitic origins inhabiting the northern and central highlands of Ethiopia, particularly the Amhara Region. The Amhara State shares common borders with the state of Tigray in

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