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1997 Asfa Wossen, Amha Selassie, crown emperor of Ethiopia in exile, dies
1993 Eritrea achieved independence from Ethiopia after 30-year civil war 1993 Eritrea votes to secede from Ethiopia 1992 Emperor Haile Selassie, Ras Tafari Makonnen, of Ethiopia's, funeral 1991 Ethiopia's Marxist president (Mengistu Haile Mariam) resigns 1989 Mickey Leland, Representative-D-Texas 1979 - 1989, and 15 others die in plane crash in Ethiopia 1989 93rd Boston Marathon won by Abebe Mekonen of Ethiopia in 2:09:06 1988 Somalia and Ethiopia sign accord about Ogaden desert 1987 Ethiopia adopts constitution 1985 Express train derails in Ethiopia, kills at least 428 1984 Ethiopia forms socialist republic 1977 Ethiopia drops diplomatic relations with Somalia 1975 Ethiopia nationalizes all ground/earth 1975 Ethiopia ends monarchy after 3000 years 1975 Army offensive against rebels in Eritrea Ethiopia 1974 Ethiopia becomes socialist one-party state 1974 Most complete early man skeleton found (Johanson and Gray in Ethiopia) 1974 60 Ethiopia government officials executed 1974 Coup overthrows Emperor Haile Selassie in Ethiopia (National Day) 1974 1st general striking in Ethiopia 1973 Haile Gebresleassie, born in Ethiopia, 10k runner, 1996 Olympics gold 1966 Emperor Haile Selassie (Ethiopia) visits Kingston Jamaica 1963 King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, becomes Emperor of Ethiopia 1961 Aklilou Habtewold becomes 1st premier of Ethiopia 1953 Mohammed Kedir, Ethiopia, 10k runner 1980 Olympics bronze 1952 U.N. turns over Eritrea to Ethiopia 1951 Zeudi Araya, Asmara Ethiopia, Miss Ethiopia, 1969 1950 U.N. gives Eritrea to Ethiopia 1947 Victor Emmanuel III, king of Italy (1900-46)/Ethiopia, dies at 78 1946 Patti Smith, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock vocalist, Radio Ethiopia 1944 Miruts Yifter, Ethiopia, 5K/10K runner, 1980 Olympics gold 1944 British troops capture Addis Ababa Ethiopia 1942 Amedeo, Duke of Aosta, viceroy (Ethiopia), dies at 43 1941 Mussolini's forces leave Abyssinia/Ethiopia 1941 Italian army under general Aosta surrenders to Britain in Ethiopia 1941 Italian army under Aosta surrenders to Britain at Amba Alagi Ethiopia 1941 British troops invade Abyssinia (Ethiopia) 1940 Pietro Badoglio resigns as viceroy of Ethiopia 1936 Italy takes Addis Abba, annexing Absynnia (Ethiopia) 1936 Emperor Haile Selassie leaves Ethiopia as Italian invades 1935 Italian bombers destroy Swedish Red Cross unit in Ethiopia 1935 Lidj Jasu, emperor of Ethiopia, dies at 39 1935 Italy invades Ethiopia 1935 Mussolini's Italian armys attacks Abyssinia (Ethiopia) 1932 Mamo Wolde, born in Ethiopia, marathoner, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1932 Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia ends slavery 1931 Dervla Murphy, travel author, Full Tilt, In Ethiopia with a Mule 1930 Ras Tafari becomes Emperor Haile Selassie of Abyssinia (Ethiopia) 1930 Zawditu, 1st reigning female monarch of Ethiopia, dies 1928 Mussolini signs peace treaty with Abyssinia, Ethiopia 1923 Abyssinia (Ethiopia) leaves League of Nations 1916 Emperor Lidj Jasu of Ethiopia flees 1916 Asfa Wossen, Crown prince of Ethiopia/son of emperor Haile Selassi 1914 U.S. signs treaty of commerce with Ethiopia 1913 Menelik II, King of Ethiopia (1896-1913), dies at 69 1906 Great Britain, France and Italy grant Independence to Ethiopia 1898 Amedeo duke of Aosta, viceroy of Ethiopia/Governor-General of Italian East-Africa 1897 Marquis C de Bonchamps' expedition reaches Gore Ethiopia 1897 Antoine T d'Abbadie, French explorer (Ethiopia), dies at 87 1896 Gerhard Rohlfs, German explorer (Abbsynia/Ethiopia), dies 1896 Battle of Aduwa, Abyssinia (Ethiopia) defeats invading Italians 1895 Lidj Jasu, emperor of Ethiopia 1895 Italian troops invade Abyssinia (Ethiopia) 1893 Antoine T d'abbadie, French explorer: Ethiopia, dies at 78 1892 Haile Selassie, Ras Tafari Makonnen, emperor of Ethiopia, 1930-74 1889 Yohannes IV, Kasa, Emperor of Ethiopia (1872-89), dies in battle 1882 Rodolfo Graziani, Italian marschal/viceroy of Ethiopia 1869 Victor Emmanuel III, king of Italy, 1900-46, Ethiopia 1844 Menelik II, King of Ethiopia, 1896-1913 |
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