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[…] ways. For some, it was an opportunity to discredit Italy militarily. For others, it was important to advance the view that the Ethiopians were not black, thus explaining away the significance of white and European defeat. Ethiopian victory secured independence until Italian dictator Benito […] … Read MoreBattle of Adwa (Adowa), 1896
Addisu Messele, the first person of sub-Saharan African ancestry elected to the Israeli Parliament, was born on June 16, 1961, in the Gondar region of Ethiopia to a Beta Israel (Jewish) family. As a student in the late 1970s, he became an active member of … Read More … Read MoreAddisu Messele (1961- )
[…] economic and social challenges, including racism, the community has largely integrated into Israeli society. Efforts are currently underway to bring the remaining Ethiopians with Jewish origins, whose total number is disputed, to Israel. military Ethiopian Israel Beta Israel Colonel Mengistu Haile Mariam Arab Sudan […] … Read MoreOperations Moses, Joshua, and Solomon (1984-1991)
Yewubdar Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou was an Ethiopian nun and musician. Her music reflected a life that experienced several unexpected moves as well as a devotional commitment to Christian orthodoxy. Yewubdar was born in Addis Ababa on December 12, 1923, to Kessaye Yelemtu, a relative of … Read More … Read MoreEmahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou (1923-2023)
Mengistu Haile Mariam, a former Lieutenant Colonel in the Ethiopian Army, led a coup which ousted Emperor Haile Selassie from power in 1974. Mengistu took control of the government and served as its Communist head of state in Ethiopia from 1977 to 1991. He formally … Read More … Read MoreMengistu Haile Mariam (1937- )
[…] 1966 Afwerki abandoned his studies and traveled to Kassala, Sudan to join the Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF) which was fighting against the Ethiopians. He impressed the leadership of this guerilla group and in 1967 was sent to China for military training. In China, he […] … Read MoreIsaias Afwerki
(1946- )
The current Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, was born on August 15, 1976, in Beshasha, Ethiopia. His father, Ahmed Ali, was a Muslim, and his mother, Tezeta Wolde, a Christian. As a child, he attended primary school in Beshasha and secondary school in nearby … Read More … Read MoreAbiy Ahmed (1976- )
Abyssinian Baptist church, currently located in Harlem, New York, was founded in 1808 when a group of black parishioners left First Baptist Church of New York due to the imposition of racially-segregated seating. Reverend Thomas Paul, an African American minister from Boston, Massachusetts, assisted the … Read More … Read MoreAbyssinian Baptist Church, New York City, New York (1808- )
The Beta Israel, meaning House of Israel, are a sect of Ethiopians who practice Judaism. They have also long been referred to as the Falasha, an Amharic word for exile, which has fallen out of favor because of its derogatory connotation. Located in the Northern […] … Read MoreBeta Israel
Located in the northeast region of contemporary Ethiopia, the city of Axum sits on a high plateau next to the Red Sea. With the city’s ascendance centuries before the birth of Christ and its position next to the Red Sea, Axum became a major center … Read More … Read MoreAxum (ca. 100 B.C.E.-ca. 650 A.D.)
