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	HighBeam Encyclopedia - Ethiopia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Ethiopia is governed under the constitution of 1994, which provides for a president as chief of state and a prime minister as head of government.
		A border clash at Welwel in SE Ethiopia along the border with Italian Somaliland on Dec. 5, 1934, increased tension, and on Oct. 3, 1935, Italy invaded Ethiopia.
		Multiethnic federalism in Ethiopia: a study of the secession clause in the constitution.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/section/ethiopia_history.asp (3178 words)

	Magdala - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Magdala (Aramaic מגדלא Magdala or Hebrew מגדל Migdal, meaning "tower") was, according to the Bible, a small village in Galilee, which may have been the birthplace or the primary residence of Mary Magdalene, in the Christian New Testament.
		Magdala Gadar - One Magdala was in the east, on the Yarmuk near Gadara (in the Middle Ages "Jadar", now Mukes), thus acquiring the name Magdala Gadar.
		Magadala Nunayya - There was another, better-known Magdala near Tiberias, Magdala Nunayya, ("Magdala of the fishes"), which would locate it on the shore of the lake.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Magdala (217 words)

	Magdala - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Magdala, village and fortress in the Welo Kifle Hāger region, Ethiopia, on the central Ethiopian Plateau.
		Magdala was made the capital of Ethiopia by...
		Ethiopia : history : British invasion and fall of Magdala: Theodore II (Ethiopian emperor)
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Magdala.html (93 words)

	Tewodros II of Ethiopia - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		He sought to unify and modernise Ethiopia, however, since he was nearly always away on campaign during his tenure as emperor, disloyal leaders frequently tried to dislodge him whilst he was away fighting.
		During the period that Tewodros was emperor of Ethiopia, the Red Sea region was marked by constant warfare.
		The Ottoman Empire and Egypt in the north were both ardent enemies of Ethiopia, and on numerous occasions sought to take over the country.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Tewodros_II_of_Ethiopia (454 words)

	AllRefer.com - Magdala, village, Ethiopia (Eritea And Ethiopia Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Magdala, village, Ethiopia, Eritea And Ethiopia Political Geography
		used Magdala as the base of operations for his conquest of the surrounding Oromo territory.
		For his exploits Napier was later named Baron Napier of Magdala.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/M/MagdalEth.html (220 words)

	Amba Mariam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Amba Mariam is a village in central Ethiopia.
		It was known as Magdala during the reign of Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia.
		A few items have been returned to Ethiopia, the most important being the crown of Tewodros II, which King George V personally presented to the future Emperor Haile Selassie on his visit to England in 1925.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Amba_Mariam (322 words)

	tecolahagos.com - ethiopian related issues and commentary
		It is to be recalled that the purpose of the British force’s incursion into Ethiopia was to achieve the release of British nationals imprisoned by Emperor Tewodros mainly due to the fact that Queen Victoria failed to respond to his diplomatic initiatives for increased ties between Great Britain and Ethiopia.
		On the fourth morning of the fall of Magdala, 30,000 Ethiopians descended Magdala to the Dalanta plateau.
		AFROMET, The Association for the Return of Magdala Ethiopian Treasures, with branches in Ethiopia and the United Kingdom, demanding restitution of the loot, has already achieved the repatriation of Tewodros’s amulet, which was given late last year to the Institute of Ethiopian Studies.
	www.tecolahagos.com /magdala.htm (2429 words)

	The Battle Of Magdala (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		In antiquity, the name Ethiopia did not denote what is today called Ethiopia, but instead referred to Nubia or Cush, which is mentioned in the Bible in various places and corresponds more nearly to today's Sudan, or part of it.
		There were some few references and legends possibly referring to today's Ethiopia from about 3000 BC, including the Biblical story of the Queen of Sheba, who is variously thought to have come from either Ethiopia or Yemen, if indeed she was a real person at all.
		In the 15th, 16th and early 17th centuries, Abyssinia (Ethiopia) was not an integrated country, but consisted of a number of isolated realms and provinces, particularly Amhara, Tigray and Shewa, with Amhara sometimes dominant.
	www.useless-knowledge.com /1234/mar/article353.html (850 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Abyssinia
		The Sovereign Pontiffs, nevertheless, have bestowed a constant solicitude on the Christians of Ethiopia.
		The law of Ethiopia demands that the Abouna shall always be a foreigner, an Egyptian, whom the Negus obtains, or rather buys, from the Khedive and the Coptic Patriarch of Cairo, the alleged successor to St. Mark in the See of Alexandria.
		On 17 April, Napier, henceforth Lord Napier of Magdala, ordered the inhabitants to evacuate the city, after which the walls were demolished and the public buildings given to the flames.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/01075e.htm (3693 words)

	Gondar - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Gondar (less commonly spelled Gonder) was the old imperial capital of Ethiopia and the historic Begemder province, now part of the Amhara region.
		Founded by Emperor Sarsa Dengel around the year 1580, it became Ethiopia's capital under Emperor Fasilidos almost a half century later.
		The town served as Ethiopia's capital until Tewodros II moved the Imperial capital to Magadala upon being crowned Emperor in 1855.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Gondar (278 words)

	The Cultural Debate
		Ethiopia's history, art and heritage was dispersed and scattered around Europe, even as far as Edinburgh.
		Ethiopia is striving for a new identity, but these acts strike at the very heart of its culture.
		Ethiopia doesn't have industrial might and is one of the poorest countries in the world, but it does have a very rich history with Christianity having been introduced to the country in AD 330.
	www.addistribune.com /Archives/2004/05/21-05-04/Cultural.htm (2019 words)

	Ethiopia recovers more looted artefacts « Elginism
		An announcement was made earlier this week, that Ethiopia has reached an agreement for the tenth major artefact to be returned to the country since 2001.
		Ethiopia’s success in securing the restitution of such items is giving hope to many other African countries that have lost important pieces of the heritage, such as the Benin Bronzes & the Ashanti Gold.
		This will be the 10th major piece of plunder that has been handed back to Ethiopia since 2001 when a Scottish priest returned a sacred Tabot (or holy altar slab), also taken in the Battle of Magdala in 1868.
	www.elginism.com /20051028/248 (656 words)

	Ethiopia announced Tuesday its plan to construct a hydroelectric power project under the Nile Basin Initiative (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		The Association for the Return of the Magdala Ethiopian Treasures (Afromet), which has involved the Queen in its quest for plundered articles, has been told four manuscripts with probable links to the British invasion of the country and held by the institution will not be handed back.
		Although no final decision has been taken, the university authorities seem certain to accept a recommendation by John Scally, its director of university collections, that the material should not be repatriated but retained in Edinburgh.
		Dr Scally examined manuscripts which Afromet had claimed had positive links to events in 1868, when the army was sent in to rescue British diplomats held in a fortress in the village of Magdala which was used as a base by Emperor Theodore II, Ethiopian ruler.
	www.tourethiopia.com /news/news07.htm (1539 words)

	Ethiopia's Image Abroad
		Ethiopia's external image can likewise be seen in many street, place, or public-house names, as well as in statues, connected with Ethiopia, or events of Ethiopian history.
		She added: "his was no happy life, full of difficulties of every kind, and he was so sensitive, thinking that people stared at him because of his colour, that I fear he would never have been happy".
		After Mussolini had made use of massive bombing in Ethiopia, the monument was re-dedicated, on 21 June 1936, by a Labour Member of Parliament, John Parker MP, in the presence of a representative of the Ethiopian Legation, on 21 June, 1936.
	www.afromet.org /Archives/AddisTribune/02-01-97/image.html (1443 words)

	Ethiopia buildings for sale
		See www.ethiopia-glance.com to get Ethiopia buildings for sale as well as new full information on Ethiopia and Ethiopia buildings for sale but also dont miss sights from kings of axum ethiopia, magdala ethiopia italian cannon, ethiopian tradition, and from ethiopian adoptions you will likely come across pointers associated with Ethiopia buildings for sale.
		Ethiopia buildings for sale, and various new info may be disovered.
		Ethiopia images are licensed from World66.com under, and are hereby subject to, the Creative Commons License.
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	EthiopianHistory.Com :: Menelik
		Her brothers were imprisoned with Menelik in Magdala during Tewodros' rule.
		In 1893, Menelik II denounced the treaty and by 1895 Ethiopia and Italy were at war.
		Advancements in health and education were made and Ethiopia become a member of the International Postal Union.
	ethiopianhistory.com /articles.php?id=Menelik (1539 words)

	Briton returns relic from Ethiopia's ancient Magdala treasure (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Addis Ababa - A 16th-century soldier's helmet taken by British invading troops from Ethiopia's ancient Imperial Treasures at Magdala some 140 years ago was returned to the country Saturday by a private collector in London.
		The helmet belonged to the treasury of Emperor Tewodros at Magdala Fortress which was ransacked by British troops under General Robert Napier in 1868 for hundreds of ancient artefacts including priceless manuscripts by the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.
		Originally left behind by Portuguese soldiers who supported Ethiopia's Christian ruler when he was besieged by Moslem rebels under Ahmed Gragne at the city of Gondar in the early 16th century, the helmet had been bought and returned to Ethiopia by Richard Snailham, AFROMET member and president of the Anglo-Ethiopian Society in London.
	news.monstersandcritics.com /africa/printer_1058345.php (240 words)

	E&E RPCVs — Reading about Tewodros
		Yet much of what he achieved was rendered futile by the debacle at Magdala, and thereby hangs the tale, the source of much literary prose, and why Téwodros is so well remembered by the world.
		He was buried in the Magdala church, though suicide, as we know, is a rare and grave crime among Ethiopian Christians.
		It was the royal engineer’s account of the reconnoitering party that went to Ethiopia prior to the arrival of the expeditionary field force from India.
	www.ethiopiaeritrearpcvs.org /pages/library/reviews/rvblunile.html (1765 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Tewodros II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		He was originally ras (ruler) of Shoa (central Ethiopia).
		Magdala MAGDALA [Magdala], former name of Amba Mariam, village, Amhara region, central Ethiopia.
		Ethiopia ETHIOPIA [Ethiopia], officially Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, republic (2005 est.
	www.encyclopedia.com /printablenew/46155.html (237 words)

	ugnet_: Ethiopian Psalms to be returned
		An ancient, handwritten copy of the Bible's Book of Psalms is to be returned to Ethiopia 135 years after it was looted by British soldiers during the bloody siege of Magdala city.
		The volume is in a leather case stamped with the words "Taken at Magdala." It is written in the ancient Ethiopian language of Geez.
		A holy book is to be returned to Ethiopia 135 years after it was seized by British soldiers in a bloody siege.
	www.mail-archive.com /ugandanet@kym.net/msg07518.html (1085 words)

	Ethiopia: Marching to Magdala - Travel Africa Magazine
		But the defeat of the Abyssinian Emperor Theodore by a British military force at Magdala in the mountainous heart of what is now Ethiopia in fact took place back in 1868.
		Napier's men took care of the Emperor's widow and young son, spiked the guns, set Magdala afire and marched away with all the hostages.
		It was good news when, in 1995, the Ethiopian Tourist Commission asked him to have a close look at the area of the battlefield and me to write a guide to it.
	www.travelafricamag.com /content/view/491/56 (958 words)

	Appeal to Edinburgh University (27/05/04) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Thank you for taking time to consider the request from AFROMET that the Magdala manuscripts held by Edinburgh University Library be returned to an appropriate Ethiopian institution.
		As someone who returned a precious looted object to Ethiopia last July 2003, I must join with my voice to those clamouring for the return of these sacred manuscripts held by the University of Edinburgh.
		I see that several items have been returned to Ethiopia from various sources over recent years, as individual acts of goodwill, but there is still a massive amount in private and public collections around the world.
	www.derekwyattmp.co.uk /pages/news_item.asp?i_PageID=311709 (1949 words)

	Scotsman.com News - Scotland - Edinburgh - Priest's crusade to return African treasures
		Top of the list is the hair of the Emperor of Ethiopia, then Abyssinia, torn off his head by victorious British soldiers in the siege.
		Mr McLuckie, who is now the chairman of the Association for the Return of the Magdala Ethiopia Treasures, Afromet, has written to all the museums to ask for them to be returned.
		In Ethiopia tabots are the focus of worship in churches.
	news.scotsman.com /edinburgh.cfm?id=411712004 (1008 words)

	EthioNl: a site for Ethiopians
		Emperors of Ethiopia and the Myth of Colonialism
		Ethiopia in russian eyes; Part II: With the Armies of Menelik II (1900)
		Ethiopia in russian eyes; Part I: From Entotto to the River Baro (1897)
	www.ethio.nl /ethio_country (73 words)

	Historical trekking, birding, bird watching tours and holidays - Solomon Berhe
		Solomon Berhe Tours is a professionally run company based in Addis Ababa with an English partner in the U.K. Our aim is to provide tailor-made tours to suit the particular needs of individual clients.
		Our company policy includes a concern about the environment and about the impact of tourism on the lives of the local people living in the areas visited.
		This is particularly important in the Tribal areas of the South of Ethiopia such as The Omo.
	www.solomonberhetours.com (235 words)

	AllRefer.com - Napier, Robert Cornelis, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala (British And Irish History, Biography) - ...
		Napier, Robert Cornelis, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala 1810–90, British general.
		In the engineering service in India, he fought in the Sikh Wars (1845–49) and took part in the relief of Lucknow (1857) during the Indian Mutiny.
		He was raised (1868) to the peerage following an expedition to Ethiopia in which he captured Magdala and compelled the release of British captives.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/N/Napier-R.html (235 words)

	Emperor Tewodros II Ethiopic Library
		These collections of rare books on Ethiopia was inspired indirectly by an incident that took place in 1868 in the small town of Magdala, Ethiopia.
		The Galla of Ethiopia-The Kingdoms of Kafa and Janjero; Hazel, Watson & Viney, London.
		In Ethiopia with a Mule Dervla Murphy 1968
	www.angelfire.com /ga2/ethiopia (3484 words)

	Egypt - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Egypt
		Following the termination of the British mandate and the declaration by Jewish settlers of the state of Israel, Egyptian troops invaded the territory in the south, while the Transjordan Arab Legion and Syrian and Lebanese troops invaded from the north and east in May 1948.
		A truce was agreed in June, by which date the Egyptian army had reached Isdud, 32 km/20 mi south of Tel Aviv, and occupied positions running southeast from Magdala through Faluja to Beersheba and linked up with the Arab Legion at Bethlehem.
		When hostilities were resumed the Arabs sustained several defeats and accepted a renewal of the ceasefire in July.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Egypt (7147 words)

	Tewodros II
		He seized control of his native province, Kawara (in NW Ethiopia), in 1842 and steadily fought his way to the throne.
		Menelik II - Menelik II, 1844–1913, emperor of Ethiopia after 1889.
		Theodore II, emperor of Ethiopia - Theodore II, emperor of Ethiopia: see Tewodros II.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/people/A0848307.html (182 words)

	Sign the Petition for the Return of the Loot taken from Maqdala (Magdala) Ethiopia, in 1868. Petition
		Sign the Petition for the Return of the Loot taken from Maqdala (Magdala) Ethiopia, in 1868.
		The Petition for the Return of the Loot taken from Maqdala (Magdala) Ethiopia, in 1868.
		Petition to The British Prime Minister, Mr Tony Blair,The British House of Commons: Culture, Media and Sport Committee, The British Library,The British Museum,The Royal Library, Windsor Castle,The Victoria and Albert Museum was created by The Ethiopian Community and All Lovers of Justice throughout the World.
	www.petitiononline.com /afromet1/petition-sign.html (313 words)

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