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(1963) HAILE SELASSIE, “TOWARDS AFRICAN UNITY”

History / August 7, 2009

CONTRIBUTED BY: BLACKPAST On May 25, 1963 the Organization for African Unity (OAU) was established with a permanent headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, was selected as the first President of the OAU. His acceptance speech appears below. This is indeed a momentous and historic day for Africa and for all Africans. …

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A Political History of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (1975-1991)

ANALYSIS, OPINION & MORE, History / July 27, 2008

Revolt, Ideology and Mobilisation in Ethiopia Aregawi Berhe Amsterdam 2008 VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT First and foremost though, I am deeply grateful to my promotor Professor Jon Abbink forhis unreserved support and guidance throughout the research undertaking, which started as a book project. Under the hard life in exile, this study would have not come near completion …

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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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Ilg served as advisor to Emperor Menelik of Ethiopia. Ethnographic Museum Zurich

Life of a Swiss who engineered change in Ethiopia

History / June 1, 2006

By swissinfo, Katrin Holenstein A Swiss engineer who became foreign policy advisor to the emperor of Ethiopia is the subject of an exhibition at the Ethnographic Museum in Zurich. This content was published on June 1, 2004June 1, 20044 minutes Alfred Ilg emigrated to Ethiopia in 1879 and stayed there for 27 eventful years. …

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