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UN officials and various missionaries are expelled from Ethiopia.

… UN officials and various missionaries are expelled from Ethiopia. …
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WWII: British troops invade Italian-occupied Abyssinia, now Ethiopia.

… WWII: British troops invade Italian-occupied Abyssinia, now Ethiopia. …
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Ethiopia’s warplanes bomb a military airstrip on the outskirts of Asmara, taking its 2-week-old offensive to the Eritrean capit

… Ethiopia’s warplanes bomb a military airstrip on the …
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Five days after Italy captured the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, Mussolini annexes Ethiopia and announces that Abyssinia is

… the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, Mussolini annexes Ethiopia and announces that Abyssinia is …
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Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele claims the Olympic men’s 10,000 metres gold in the Athens Olympic Games. His mentor Haile Gebrselass

… Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele claims the Olympic men’s 10,000 …
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Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele claims the Olympic men’s 10,000 metres gold in the Athens Olympic Games. His mentor Haile Gebrselass

… Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele claims the Olympic men’s 10,000 …
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Ethiopia’s military strongman Mengistu Haile Mariam steps down and flies to exile in Zimbabwe after fourteen years of brutal ru

… Ethiopia’s military strongman Mengistu Haile Mariam steps …
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Ethiopia’s military strongman Mengistu Haile Mariam steps down and flies to exile in Zimbabwe after fourteen years of brutal ru

… Ethiopia’s military strongman Mengistu Haile Mariam steps …
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Dessye palace, Ethiopia, is destroyed by an Italian air raid.

… Dessye palace, Ethiopia, is destroyed by an Italian air raid. …
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Dessye palace, Ethiopia, is destroyed by an Italian air raid.

… Dessye palace, Ethiopia, is destroyed by an Italian air raid. …
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Ethiopia asks League of Nations to guarantee peace with Italy.

… Ethiopia asks League of Nations to guarantee peace with Italy. …
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Ethiopia and Kenya sign a treaty of co-operation and friendship.

… Ethiopia and Kenya sign a treaty of co-operation and …
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Italian troops assemble for an attack on Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

… Italian troops assemble for an attack on Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. …
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Gen. Tafari Banti (Teferi Benti), Ethiopia’s chief of state, is killed in gun battle that breaks out around Addis Ababa headqua

… Gen. Tafari Banti (Teferi Benti), Ethiopia’s chief of state, is killed in gun battle that …
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Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, warns the League of Nations that he is going to mobilise his forces after threats of invasion by Italy
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Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, warns the League of Nations that he is going to mobilise his forces after threats of invasion by Italy

… Ethiopia had been one of the few states to survive "the … European powers in the late 19th century. Both Italy and Ethiopia were members of the League of Nations, founded in 1920. Italy was a founding member and Ethiopia joined 28 September 1923. However, during the run up …
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Rodger Bosch portrait
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Rodger Bosch

… social issues in places as far afield as Chad, Angola, Ethiopia and India. Bosch has also worked as a mentor for …
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Martin Plaut portrait
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Martin Plaut

… Affairs, 1999 (with Patrick Gilkes) Unfinished Business: Ethiopia and Eritrea at war Red Sea Press, 2005, (editor, with Dominique Jacquin-Berdal) Ethiopia and Eritrea: Allergic to persuasion. Royal Institute …
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Mohammed Kedir, 10k runner (Olympic-bronze-1980), is born in Ethiopia.

… Kedir, 10k runner (Olympic-bronze-1980), is born in Ethiopia. …
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Mohammed Kedir, 10k runner (Olympic-bronze-1980), is born in Ethiopia.

… Kedir, 10k runner (Olympic-bronze-1980), is born in Ethiopia. …
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Ethiopia and Eritrea sign a cease-fire, ending their month-long war.

… Ethiopia and Eritrea sign a cease-fire, ending their …
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Italian troops commence with raids into Addis Abeba, capital of Ethiopia.

… troops commence with raids into Addis Abeba, capital of Ethiopia. …
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Somali troops invade Ethiopia to assert claim to Ogaden desert area.

… Somali troops invade Ethiopia to assert claim to Ogaden desert area. …
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Ras Tafari is proclaimed Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, formerly Abyssinia.

… Ras Tafari is proclaimed Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, formerly Abyssinia. …
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Stanislaus Skumbuzo Mzilankatha Sangweni portrait
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Stanislaus Skumbuzo Mzilankatha Sangweni

… an exile living in Holland, Swaziland, Zambia, Kenya and Ethiopia, he finally returned home in 1993. The Sangweni’s …
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The Battle of Adwa- Reflections on Ethiopia's Historic Victory against European Colonialism

… The Battle of Adwa- Reflections on Ethiopia's Historic Victory against European Colonialism …
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Italy invades Ethiopia. Date is given as 3 October in the following source.

… Italy invades Ethiopia. Date is given as 3 October in the following source. …
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US raises concern over the presence of Cuban military advisers in Ethiopia.

… concern over the presence of Cuban military advisers in Ethiopia. …
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A military coup fails to remove Mengistu Haile Mariam as president of Ethiopia.

… coup fails to remove Mengistu Haile Mariam as president of Ethiopia. …
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Italy walks out of a League of Nations meeting because Ethiopia attends it.

… Italy walks out of a League of Nations meeting because Ethiopia attends it. …
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Italo-Ethiopian Treaty of 1928 is signed
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Italo-Ethiopian Treaty of 1928 is signed

… treaty of friendship with Abyssinia (now known as Ethiopia). In the treaty, which was called the … Italy agreed to upholding lasting friendly relations with Ethiopia. In the event of any dispute, the agreement agreed … differences in East Africa. The treaty provided Ethiopia access to the Red Sea port of Asseb (in the Italian …
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