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  1632 - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
July 23 - 300 colonists for New France depart Dieppe.
Fasildos succeeds his father Sissinios as Emperor of Ethiopia
Christina becomes queen of Sweden; five regents, headed by Axel Oxenstierna, govern country.
www.onpedia.com /encyclopedia/1632   (170 words)

  
  info: ETHIOPIA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
After the 1974 revolution, the economy of Ethiopia was run as a socialist economy : strong state controls were implemented, and a large part of the economy was transferred to the public sector, including most modern industry and large-scale commercial agriculture, all agricultural land and urban rental property, and all financial institutions.
Ethiopia's livestock population is believed to be the largest in Africa, and as of 1987 accounted for about 15 percent of the GDP.
Islam in Ethiopia dates back almost to the founding of the religion; in 616, a band of Muslims were counseled by the Prophet Muhammad to escape persecution in Mecca and travel to Abyssinia, which was ruled by, in the Prophet's estimation, a pious Christian king.
www.info-malta.com /Ethiopia   (2094 words)

  
 Yohannes I of Ethiopia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yohannes I or John I was negus ( 1667 - 1682) of Ethiopia, and a member of the Solomonid dynasty.
Due to the violent religious controversy that Catholic missionaries had caused in Ethiopia under the reign of his grandfather Sissinios, he acted harshly towards Europeans.
In 1669, he directed Grazmach Mikael to expel all of the Catholics still living in Ethiopia; they were sent to Sennar.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yohannes_I_of_Ethiopia   (212 words)

  
 Gondar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gondar (less commonly spelled Gonder) was the old imperial capital of Ethiopia and the historic Begemder province, now part of the Amhara region.
The town served as Ethiopia's capital until Tewodros II moved the Imperial capital to Magadala upon being crowned Emperor in 1855.
Many of the buildings from this period survive, as the eighteenth century was a time of turmoil and the city declined.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gondar   (359 words)

  
 1632 [Definition]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Foreign missionaries are expelled from Ethiopia by Negus Fasilidas.
Fasildos succeeds his father Sissinios as Emperor of Ethiopia The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (Ityop'iya, Amharic ኢትዮጵያ) is a country situated in the Horn of Africa.
Christina Christina (1626 – 1689) or Kristina, later known as Maria Christina Alexandra and sometime Count Dohna, was Queen of Sweden from 1632 to 1654, was the daughter of King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden.
www.wikimirror.com /1632   (2747 words)

  
 Fasilidos of Ethiopia - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
Fasilidos of Ethiopia - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
Fasilidos or Basilides (throne name `Alam Sagad) was negus negust (1632 - October 18, 1667) of Ethiopia, and a member of the Solomonid dynasty.
He was proclaimed Emperor in 1630 during a revolt led by Sersa Krestos, but did not actually reach the throne until his father abdicated in 1632.
www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/f/a/s/Fasildos_of_Ethiopia_748a.html   (365 words)

  
 1632 Encyclopedia Article, History, Biography @ Local Color Art   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
July 23 - 300 colonists for New France depart Dieppe
Fasildos succeeds his father Sissinios as Emperor of Ethiopia
Christina becomes queen of Sweden ; five regents, headed by Axel Oxenstierna, govern country.
www.karr.net /encyclopedia/1632   (356 words)

  
 1667 - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
August 13 - Jeremy Taylor, Irish clergyman and writer (born 1613)
October 18 - Emperor Fasilides of Ethiopia (born 1603)
November 12 - Hans Nansen, Danish statesman (born 1598)
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/1667   (659 words)

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