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The Naval Brigade that Marched against Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia in 1868
Emnet Tadesse
Tewodros II, original name Kassa was emperor of Ethiopia (1855–68) who has been called Ethiopia’s first modern ruler by European historians. Theodros II was born into a country rife with civil war, and he defeated many provincial...
From the archive, 24 August 1974: Ethiopia's fallen aristocrats
theguardian
The radicals are pressing for a French Revolution-style solution – a mass execution of the aristocracy
Addis Ababa, December 1974: Ethiopia’s Derg leaders, who deposed emperor Haile Selassie in September 1974....
New human ancestor species from Ethiopia lived alongside Lucy's species
phys.orgHolotype upper jaw of a new human ancestor species found on March 4, 2011. Credit: Yohannes Haile-Selassie, Cleveland Museum of Natural History
A new relative joins “Lucy” on the human family tree. An international...
BBC: The plight of Ethiopian Jews in Israel [By Prof Yossi Mekelberg]
The story of the immigration and absorption of Ethiopian Jews in Israel epitomises the best and the worst of Israeli society.
True to its Zionist dream of being a haven for Jews, the Jewish state embarked on risky and expensive rescue operations...
