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	Political and Economic History of Ethiopia
		Ethiopia applied for membership in the League of Nations in 1919 but was initially denied because of the survival of slavery in Ethiopia.
		As the dispute festered Ethiopia expelled Eritreans from Ethiopia and Eritrea expelled Ethiopians from Eritrea.
		While Ethiopia has approximately 8.8 million hectares (22 million acres) of land that is classified as forested most of this, 5.0 million hectares (12.5 million acres) is scrub woodland of the drier areas of the plateaus and margins of the deserts.
	www.sjsu.edu /faculty/watkins/ethiopia.htm (5002 words)

	History of Ethiopia
		Ethiopia is the oldest independent country in Africa and one of the oldest in the world.
		In July 1977, sensing the disarray in Ethiopia, Somalia attacked across the Ogaden Desert in pursuit of its irredentist claims to the ethnic Somali areas of Ethiopia.
		The connexion between Egypt and Ethiopia was in early times very intimate, and occasionally the two countries were under the same ruler, so that the arts and civilization of the one naturally found their way into the other.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/et/Ethiopia___History.html (2877 words)

	History of Ethiopia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ethiopia is the oldest independent country in Africa, with one of the longest recorded histories in the world.
		History of Northern Ethiopia - and the Establishment of the Italian Colony or Eritrea.
		History of: Algeria • Angola • Benin • Botswana • Burkina Faso • Burundi • Cameroon • Cape Verde • Central African Republic • Chad • Comoros • Democratic Republic of the Congo • Republic of the Congo • Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) • Djibouti • Egypt • Equatorial Guinea • Eritrea •
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_Ethiopia (6457 words)

	Ethiopia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bordering Ethiopia is Sudan to the west, Djibouti and Eritrea to the north, Somalia to the east, and Kenya to the south.
		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.
		Islam in Ethiopia dates back almost to the founding of the religion; in 615, when a band of Muslims were counseled by the Prophet Muhammad to escape persecution in Mecca and travel to Ethiopia, which was ruled by, in the Prophet Muhammad's estimation, a pious Christian king.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ethiopia (4713 words)

	History of Ethiopia
		Ethiopia is the oldest independent country in Africa and one of the oldest in the world.
		In July 1977, sensing the disarray in Ethiopia, Somalia attacked across the Ogaden Desert in pursuit of its irredentist claims to the ethnic Somali areas of Ethiopia.
		The election for a 547-member constituent assembly was held in June 1994, and this assembly adopted the constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia in December 1994.
	www.historyofnations.net /africa/ethiopia.html (941 words)

	A short history of Ethiopia
		Ethiopia is one of the eldest cultures of Africa and is known since 2000 BC.
		The former Italian colony of Eritrea is federated with Ethiopia in 1950.
		Ethiopia enjoys greater political participation and freer debate than ever before in their history, although some fundamental freedoms, including freedom of the press, are in practice somewhat circumscribed.
	www.electionworld.org /history/ethiopia.htm (766 words)

	Coffee History, Production, Economy - Ethiopia
		Ethiopia is the primary centre of origin and genetic diversity of the Arabica coffee plant, earlier known as jasminum arabicum laurifolia.
		With coffee thus a commodity crop earlier than 1500, Ethiopia is the oldest coffee exporter in the world, though external invasions and internal conflicts have at times had a negative impact on the country's coffee export history.
		The soils in the southern and western parts of the coffee-growing regions of Ethiopia are of volcanic origin, with a high nutrient-holding capacity for clay minerals.
	www.treecrops.org /country/ethiopia_coffee.asp (1844 words)

	Ethiopia History
		As the largest national group in Ethiopia, the Oromo significantly influenced the course of the country's history by becoming part of the royal family and the nobility and by joining the army or the imperial government.
		Ethiopia's modern period (1855 to the present)--represented by the reigns of Tewodros II, Yohannis IV, Menelik II, Zawditu, and Haile Selassie I; by the Marxist regime of Mengistu Haile Mariam; and, since mid-1991, by the Transitional Government of Ethiopia under Meles Zenawi--has been been characterized by nation-building as well as by warfare.
		The charter recognized the right of all of Ethiopia's nationalities to self-determination, a right that was to be exercised within the context of a federated Ethiopia, and called for creation of district and regional councils on the basis of nationality.
	www.country-studies.com /ethiopia/history.html (4333 words)

	Ethiopia History & Ethiopia Culture \| iExplore.com
		The 20th-century history of Ethiopia is dominated by the figure of Haile Selassie, who became emperor in 1930 and ruled until the military coup of 1974.
		Ethiopia was known to be unhappy with Eritrea’s introduction of its own currency in 1997; Eritrea may have harbored fears that its independence was under threat from Ethiopia.
		Ethiopia has been in need of food aid for some years and distribution to the most needy and remote areas was disrupted by the fighting.
	www.africa.com /dmap/Ethiopia/History (1201 words)

	Embassy of Ethiopia, Washington, DC
		It is in the Afar region of Ethiopia where scientists discovered the remains of "Lucy" or Dinkenesh, meaning "thou art wonderful," as she is known to the Ethiopians.
		Between 1991 and 1995, the transitional government of Ethiopia, a coalition of 27 political and liberation organizations, embarked on its path to transform Ethiopia from a centralized, military-controlled country to a free and democratic federation.
		Ethiopia's second national multiparty elections took place in May of 2000 and individuals were once again elected to the House of the Federation and to the House of Peoples' Representatives.
	www.ethiopianembassy.org /history.shtml (548 words)

	Ethiopia Flag,Ethiopia Map, Ethiopia Culture : SphereInfo.com
		Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country situated in the Horn of Africa.
		But even during this period there was no Italian colonialization of Ethiopia as the Italians occupied a few key cities and most of Ethiopia was not impacted by their brief occupation, thus Italy’s occupation was an "occupation" and not colonial rule.
		They are located primarily in the central highland plateau of Ethiopia and comprise the major population element in the provinces of Begemder and Gojjam and in parts of Shoa and Wallo.
	www.sphereinfo.com /ethiopia (768 words)

	SIM Country Profile: Ethiopia
		SIM Ethiopia is working closely with churches of the Sudan Interior Church (SIC) in two camps to train and disciple church leaders and to promote literacy and education, particularly as many believers begin to return to southern Sudan and their former homes.
		Although much of Ethiopia is well-watered and receives sufficient rainfall for agriculture, disruptions in weather patterns have resulted in prolonged periods of drought, causing suffering and death for hundreds of thousands of people.
		Relations between Ethiopia and her Islamic neighbors were fairly peaceful, but in the sixteenth century the powerful Muslim ruler of Harar, Ahmed Grañ, invaded Ethiopia (Abyssinia).
	www.sim.org /country.asp?CID=10&fun=1 (1949 words)

	Ethiopia: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — Infoplease.com
		Ethiopia is in east-central Africa, bordered on the west by the Sudan, the east by Somalia and Djibouti, the south by Kenya, and the northeast by Eritrea.
		Ethiopia accepted and recognized Eritrea as an independent state within a few days.
		Ethiopia announced that its troops would remain in Somalia until stability was assured and a functional central government had been established.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107505.html (1436 words)

	Ethiopia Travel Guide \| Travel Information Guide
		Ethiopia is the only country in Africa never to have been fully colonised (with the exception of a five-year occupation by Mussolini's Italy).
		The 20th-century history of Ethiopia is dominated by the figure of Haile Selassie, who became emperor in 1930 and ruled until the military coup of 1974.
		Ethiopia has been in need of food aid for some years and distribution to the most needy and remote areas was disrupted by the fighting.
	www.worldtravelguide.net /country/86/country_guide/Africa/Ethiopia.html (360 words)

	Wikinfo \| History of Ethiopia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The connection between Egypt and Ethiopia from at least as early as the Twenty-second Dynasty was very intimate, and occasionally the two countries were under the same ruler, so that the arts and civilization of the one naturally found their way into the other.
		All the emperors have based their claims on their direct descent from Solomon and the queen of Sheba; but it is needless to say that in many, if not in most, cases their success has been due more to the force of their arms than to the purity of their lineage.
		His reign was interrupted in 1936 when Italian Fascist forces invaded and occupied Ethiopia (they first invaded on October 2, 1935, took the capital Addis Ababa on May 5 and formally annexed Ethiopia on May 9).
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=History_of_Ethiopia (2966 words)

	Ethiopia (05/06)
		Ethiopia is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered on the north and northeast by Eritrea, on the east by Djibouti and Somalia, on the south by Kenya, and on the west and southwest by Sudan.
		Ethiopia's agriculture is plagued by periodic drought, soil degradation caused by inappropriate agricultural practices and overgrazing, deforestation, high population density, undeveloped water resources, and poor transport infrastructure, making it difficult and expensive to get goods to market.
		Ethiopia was a charter member of the United Nations and took part in UN operations in Korea in 1951 and the Congo in 1960.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2859.htm (3454 words)

	Ethiopia History
		Whether this is so or not, indisputable is that Ethiopia was known as an important part of classical trade routes as far back as 500 years before Christ.
		Italy was forced to withdraw from Ethiopia thanks to British and Ethiopian military action during World War II and Haile Selassie was restored to the throne as emperor.
		Somalia attacked Ethiopia in 1977 and with Soviet assistance, Ethiopia repelled the Somalian forces, although skirmishes continued.
	www.nationbynation.com /Ethiopia/History1.html (323 words)

	REWRITING ETHIOPIAN HISTORY (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The history of Ethiopia just briefly outlined, even caricatured, is most obviously the history of a state, and the story that it tells recounts the ups and down of what is assumed to be a broadly continuous political organisation, over the space of some two thousand years.
		The conventional history of Ethiopia is however much more than the history of a state, since it is immensely enhanced by being also the history of a ‘great tradition’, that can be presented on a par with that of other ancient civilisations, such as China or Persia.
		It is an important fact about Ethiopia that some of the peoples within it have been far more powerful than others, and this fact both justifies giving them an important role in the story, and provides the subject matter for one of the critical elements that any history of Ethiopia must seek to explain.
	www.cfee-fces.org /code/claph.htm (1224 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: History of Ethiopia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Zagwe Dynasty ruled Ethiopia from the end of the Kingdom of Axum to 1270, when Yekuno Amlak defeated and killed the last Zagwe king in battle.
		The Solomonid dynasty is the traditional royal house of Ethiopia, claiming descent from King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, who is said to have given birth to the traditional first king Menelik I after her Biblically-described visit to Solomon in Jerusalem.
		Islam in Ethiopia dates back almost to the founding of the religion; in 616, a band of Muslims was 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.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/History-of-Ethiopia (1311 words)

	Ethiopia: Background & History
		Ethiopia's other borders include Kenya, Somalia, and Sudan and can be easily drawn along an encircling rim of high mountain peaks—some of them reaching over 15,000 feet.
		Most of Ethiopia lies between 7,000 and 10,000 feet in elevation on a high tableland of mountains and plateaus.
		Coffee is Ethiopia's main commodity—a commodity Ethiopia claims originated in the highlands of Kaffa in Southwestern Ethiopia.
	www.globalgourmet.com /destinations/ethiopia/ethiback.html (362 words)

	Emperors of Ethiopia
		Ethiopia was finally only conquered, briefly, between 1936 and 1941, by Italy, not, significantly, in the 19th century "scramble for Africa," but in the age of totalitarian conquest in the 1930's.
		While Ethiopia had preserved its independence and Christian religion for centuries against Islâm, constantly enduring the depredations of Arab slavers, many, or most, of whose male victims were castrated, many foreign fls now blame and reject Christianity for the Atlantic slave trade which took their ancestors to the New World.
		Ethiopia and her religion thus receive some respect from a source that, in general, one might have expected to be relatively unaware of the country and relatively hostile to the religion.
	www.friesian.com /ethiopia.htm (1942 words)

	Ethiopia History
		The Portuguese established contact with Ethiopia in 1493 primarily to strengthen their hegemony over the Indian Ocean and to convert Ethiopia to Roman Catholicism.
		Ethiopia today has 10 semi-autonomous administrative regions which have the power to raise and spend their own revenues.
		Under the present government Ethiopians enjoy greater political participation and freer debate than ever before in their history although some fundamental freedoms including freedom of the press are in practice somewhat circumscribed.
	www.world66.com /africa/ethiopia/history (1064 words)

	Christian History of Ethiopia
		One of the areas that Ham's descendents settled is now present-day Ethiopia, one of the oldest countries in existence (Bible Commentary).
		The mystery of Prestor John sparked the image of Ethiopia as an awe-inspiring kingdom and a much-desired ally (Sorensen 24).
		Their leader, the prophet Mohammed, said that Ethiopia was "a land of righteousness where no one was wronged." During the latter part of the seventh century, Muslims swept over Africa and the Mid East forcing many people to convert to Islam in what is known as a jihad, or a Holy War (Kurtz 46).
	www.fhi.net /fhius/ethiopiafamine/christian.html (1423 words)

	The History Guy: Ethiopia-Oromo Conflicts (1800's-Present)
		Ethiopia is a nation made up of many different ethnic groups, one of which is the Oromo.
		Ever since Emperor Menelik II used European weapons and tactics to conquer the Oromo in eastern and southern Ethiopia, a nearly continuous struggle has taken place.
		The Oromo Liberation Front is currently conducting a long guerrilla war against the Ethiopian government, and seems to be accepting aid from Eritrea and the Aideed faction in Somalia's ongoing civil wars.
	www.historyguy.com /ethiopia-oromo_conflicts.html (372 words)

	History of Ethiopia
		The Zagwe era is one of the most artistically creative periods in Ethiopian history, involving among other things the carving of a large number of rock-hewn churches.
		By the mid-sixteenth century, the Oromo people of southwestern Ethiopia had begun a prolonged series of migrations during which they overwhelmed the Muslim states to the east and began settling in the central highlands.
		In the early years of the war, Ethiopia was retaken from the Italians by the British, who continued to dominate the country's external affairs after the war ended in 1945.
	www.motherearthtravel.com /ethiopia/history.htm (1170 words)

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