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Famine anniversary in Ethiopia

Famine anniversary in Ethiopia

Date
27 Oct 1985
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.

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

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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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: 31 August 2026).

South African History Online, Famine anniversary in Ethiopia [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012618, (accessed 31 August 2026).

"Famine anniversary in Ethiopia." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012618. Accessed 31 Aug. 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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