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27 October 1985

Famine anniversary in Ethiopia

Famine anniversary in Ethiopia

Updated
30 Sep 2019
Famine anniversary in Ethiopia

Following major American television's first airing of the famine crisis in Ethiopia, the world celebrated the day as famine anniversary. The day was used to mark the end of famine and the successful international food aid. More than 50 000 people had a already left their relief camps and returned home with bags of seed and agricultural tools to help them in the process of recovery. However, close to six million Ethiopians were still in need of international food aid. For the last 70 years or more, Ethiopia had experienced repeated droughts and famine. The 1984 famine was one of the worst in Ethiopian history. In 2002 humanitarian agencies announced that Ethiopia was facing another famine similar to the 1984.

How we know this

  1. 01Askin, S. (1985). "The world remembers Ethiopia. For a day."Weekly Mail: Vol 1 (20) pp 15.

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

Cite this entry

South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Famine anniversary in Ethiopia. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012618

South African History Online (2011) 'Famine anniversary in Ethiopia', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012618 (Accessed: 15 October 2026).

South African History Online, Famine anniversary in Ethiopia [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012618, (accessed 15 October 2026).

"Famine anniversary in Ethiopia." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012618. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

South African History Online. "Famine anniversary in Ethiopia." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012618.

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