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1984: Great Famine Famine An emaciated child sits, covered with flies, at a red cross refugee camp in Ethiopia during the famine of 1984-1985. Refugee Camp A child sits on a bench at a refugee camp in Ethiopia during the famine of 1984-1985 which affected 150 million inhabitants of sub-Saharan Africa. Victim of Ethiopian Famine A young victim of the famine in Ethiopia struggles to recover under the car of a relief organization at a tented village in northern Somalia. www.angelfire.com /ak/sellassie/1984.html   (1319 words)

1984 - 1985 famine in Ethiopia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The 1984- 1985 famine in Ethiopia was a significant famine in the history of Ethiopia. Ethiopia had previously suffered major drought and famine during the early 1970s. The primary government response to the drought and famine was the decision to uproot large numbers of peasants who lived in the affected areas in the north and to resettle them in the southern part of the country. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1984_-_1985_famine_in_Ethiopia   (836 words)

“Ethiopian Famine Crisis”             Officials in Ethiopia are trying to prevent another famine there, possibly worse than the one in 1984-1985.   Officials are hoping to feed people in their home regions and prevent migrations to famine camps.   The Ethiopian government has requested 200,000 tons of food by the end of the year. www.eco.utexas.edu /faculty/Cleaver/357Lsum_s4_ARB093087_Emergency.html   (131 words)

1985 in Canada - Definition, explanation February 10 - A supergroup of Canadian musicians, Northern Lights, gathers to record the charity single Tears Are Not Enough for famine relief in Ethiopia. See also: 1984 in Canada, other events of 1985, 1986 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history. See 1985 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards. www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/1/19/1985_in_canada.php   (131 words)

Population ProblemsStormloader.comStormloader.comStormloader.comStormloader.comStormloader.com Ethiopia has had periodic threats of famine, but the famine of 1984-1985 is known as the "The Great Famine". The famine was comparible to the famine which took place earlier in 1876-79 since there was another drought. In addition to the mentioned causes for the famine, the following contributed to the severity of the famine: Britain did not offer very little aid to India, rebellion, and the region experienced a destructive cyclone during that year. orion.neiu.edu /~ejhowens/362/deaths/Famine.htm   (131 words)

Encyclopedia: Mengistu Haile Mariam Mengistu's government was faced with enormous difficulties throughout the 1980s in the form of droughts, widespread famine (notably the Ethiopian famine of 1984 - 1985) and insurrections, particularly in the northern regions of Tigray and Eritrea. Mengistu himself blames the collapse of his government on Mikhail Gorbachev for letting the Soviet Union collapse and hence cutting off its aid to Ethiopia. Mengistu was one of several soldiers who in 1974 overthrew Emperor Haile Selassie, whose regime had pursued some disastrous policies. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Mengistu-Haile-Mariam   (131 words)

Geldof, Bob - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Geldof, Bob Inspired by a 1984 BBC documentary about famine in Ethiopia, in 1985 he organized two simultaneous celebrity concerts under the name Live Aid, one in London and one in Philadelphia, which were broadcast live worldwide. In the mid-1980s he instigated the charity Band Aid, which raised some £60 million for famine relief, primarily for Ethiopia. In partnership with musician Midge Ure (1953– ), Geldof gathered together many pop celebrities of the day to record Geldof's song ‘Do They Know It's Christmas?’ (1984), donating all proceeds to charity (it sold 7 million copies). encyclopedia.farlex.com /Geldof,+Bob   (261 words)

Mengistu Haile Mariam Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography Mengistu's government was faced with enormous difficulties throughout the 1980s in the form of droughts, widespread famine (notably the Ethiopian famine of 1984 - 1985) and insurrections, particularly in the northern regions of Tigray and Eritrea. Mengistu's years in office were marked by a totalitarian-style government and the country's massive militarization, financed by the Soviet Union and the Eastern Bloc, and assisted by Cuba. This period, during which the country was ruled by a one-party Marxist-Leninist government, was characterized by systematic repression of all political opposition. popularityguide.com /encyclopedia/Mengistu_Haile_Mariam   (1101 words)

Mengistu Haile Mariam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mengistu's government was faced with enormous difficulties throughout the 1980s in the form of droughts, widespread famine (notably the Ethiopian famine of 1984 - 1985) and insurrections, particularly in the northern regions of Tigray and Eritrea. Mengistu fled the country with around 50 Derg officials and was granted asylum in Zimbabwe, as an official "guest" of Robert Mugabe, the president of that country. Mengistu Haile Mariam (born 1937) was the head of state of Ethiopia from 1977 to 1991. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mengistu   (893 words)

Encyclopedia: Ethiopian famine Almost one million people died in the famine in sub-Saharan Africa in 1984 and 1985. In November 2002, Meles Zenawi, the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, was reported as saying that the famine that threatens his country could be worse than the 1984 famine. BBC news reports brought the famine to public attention, and Live Aid, a fund-raising effort headed by Bob Geldof induced millions of people in the West to donate money and to urge their governments to participate in the relief effort. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Ethiopian-famine   (601 words)

Ethiopian musicians and politicians record AIDS charity song News Advocate.com Ethiopia's musicians joined forces with hundreds of politicians Thursday to record a charity song, inspired by the success of trans-Atlantic musical projects that raised millions of dollars for the victims of the 1984-1985 famine. The charity song was proposed by the National Coalition for Women Against HIV/AIDS, an organization led by prominent Ethiopian women. Ethiopia's first lady, Azeb Mesfin, a member of the group, said songs are traditionally used in Africa to communicate important information and that the new song would help spur discussions on HIV as it plays on the radio and television. www.advocate.com /news_detail.asp?id=6116   (285 words)

channel4.com THE BAND AID STORY Famous as a newscaster on the nightly news, Buerk made his name in the toughest of journalistic environments and few of us could forget his emotive reports from Ethiopia at the height of the famine in 1984. Geldof set up The Band Aid Trust in 1985 to help Ethiopia and the surrounding areas in Africa. Many of these are also among the most aid-dependent in the world, yet there is evidence that aid in large quantities is a double-edged sword. www.channel4.com /life/microsites/B/band_aid_story/resources.html   (285 words)

One Hit Wonder Central - Forum - Live Aid '84 Geldof organised Live Aid and the Band Aid single in response to famine in Ethiopia, in which 1.2 million people starved to death in 1984 and 1985. The 1985 Live Aid concert, one of the defining events in modern music, is to be released on DVD for the first time. The 16-hour music marathon was completed at Philadelphia's JFK Stadium with acts including Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Tom Petty and Mick Jagger. www.onehitwondercentral.com /forum/thread.cfm?threadid=685&messages=3   (694 words)

Bob Geldof Speaker Profile at The Lavin Agency In 1984 Geldof turned his attention to the dreadful famine that was plaguing Ethiopia in 1984. The record inspired 1985's mammoth Live Aid extravaganza in which Geldof herded together rock's elite to play before a worldwide television audience of over a billion people. A native of Dublin, Geldof cut his teeth in the music scene as a rock journalist, before forming the band that evolved into the Boomtown Rats, one of the definitive bands of the punk/new wave explosion of the 1970s. www.thelavinagency.com /usa/bobgeldof.html   (802 words)

Articles - 1985 in Canada February 10 - A supergroup of Canadian musicians, Northern Lights, gathers to record the charity single Tears Are Not Enough for famine relief in Ethiopia. See also: 1984 in Canada, other events of 1985, 1986 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history. December 12 - The worst airplane accident in Canadian history occurs when an Arrow Airlines flight crashes soon after take-off from Gander, Newfoundland. www.lastring.com /articles/1985_in_Canada?mySession=f807a17a74f928ed8409bc93c34b504f   (802 words)

Band Aid On November 25, 1984, 36 British recording artists gathered at Swarm West Studio in Notting Hill, London to donate their time and talent to record a song written by Bob Geldof (Boomtown Rats) and Midge Ure (Ultravox) to raise money for the relief of famine in Ethiopia. In March 1985, as Bob Geldof and Midge Ure accepted their Novello Award for Do They Know It's Christmas? The result was the historic recording of Do They Know It's Christmas? live-aid-dvd.com /gallery2.htm   (802 words)

Articles - 1984 - 1985 famine in Ethiopia By mid-1984 it was evident that another drought and resulting famine of major proportions had begun to affect large parts of northern Ethiopia. By the early 1980s, large numbers of people in central Eritrea, Tigray, Wollo, and parts of Begemder and Shewa were beginning to feel the effects of renewed famine. The late 1970s again brought signs of intensifying drought. www.mynotebookstore.com /articles/Ethiopian_famine   (802 words)

Live Aid - A Celebration Live Aid, like Band Aid before it, was held to raise money for victims of the famine in Ethiopia. Michael Buerk's BBC documentary in October 1984 brought home the true horror of the situation to people in the UK, and shortly thereafter Bob Geldof brought about the recording of the Band Aid single. If you went to the original Live Aid gigs, there are plenty of reporters out there keen to talk to you (I have now deleted the specific requests since they were time-sensitive). www.herald.co.uk /local_info/live_aid.html   (802 words)

Live Aid - A Celebration Live Aid, like Band Aid before it, was held to raise money for victims of the famine in Ethiopia. Written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, the song was recorded on November 25th 1984 by a group consisting of almost 40 of the UK and Ireland's best-known pop stars of the time. If you went to the original Live Aid gigs, there are plenty of reporters out there keen to talk to you (I have now deleted the specific requests since they were time-sensitive). www.herald.co.uk /local_info/live_aid.html   (1345 words)

Astradyne.Org - News Midge Ure and Bob Geldof organised Live Aid and the band Aid single 'Do They Know it's Christmas', in response to famine in Ethiopia, in which 1.2 million people starved to death in 1984 and 1985. John McGeoch was the guitarist in a number of bands such as Magazine, Visage, Siouxsie and the Banshees and Public Image Limited. The Band Aid 3 single "Do they Know it's Christmas" will be released on 29 November 2004. www.astradyne.org /e/archive04.htm   (1345 words)

Science Fair Projects - 1985 in Canada February 10 - A supergroup of Canadian musicians, Northern Lights, gathers to record the charity single Tears Are Not Enough for famine relief in Ethiopia. See also: 1984 in Canada, other events of 1985, 1986 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history. December 12 - The worst airplane accident in Canadian history occurs when an Arrow Airlines flight crashes soon after take-off from Gander, Newfoundland. www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/1985_in_Canada   (1345 words)

Band Aid/ USA For Africa Trivia: Band Aid was a British recording which put together a number of British artists to record a song to raise money to aid the starving in famine-ravaged Ethiopia. It was recorded in November 25, 1984, and released in time for the holiday season. USA For Africa's song, "We Are The World," was written by Lionel Richie and Michael Jackson, and produced by Quincy Jones. www.angelfire.com /sd/frozenfire/bandaid.html   (129 words)

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