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... Background:Unique among African countries, the ancient Ethiopian monarchy maintained its freedom from colonial rule, one exception being the Italian occupation of...

3) 3. Ethiopia. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
...3. Ethiopia 1962 Eritrea, which was a semiautonomous province within Ethiopia, was more fully integrated into the Ethiopian state. 1 1972-74 Severe drought in the...

4) Ethiopia. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002
...Ethiopia Country in northeastern Africa bordered by Eritrea to the northeast, Djibouti and Somalia to the east, Kenya to the south, and Sudan to the west. Formerly...

5) Tana, lake, Ethiopia. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Tana, lake, Ethiopia, (ta´na) (KEY) or Tsana (tsa´na) (KEY) , largest lake of Ethiopia, c.1,400 sq mi (3,630 sq km), S of Gondar. It is fed by more than 60 streams,...

6) Magdala, village, Ethiopia. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Magdala, village, Ethiopia, (mag´dala, mag´dl) (KEY) , former name of Amba Mariam (am´b mar´em) (KEY) , village, Amhara region, central Ethiopia. Emperor Tewodros...

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...disorder, the area was finally reunited in 1889 by Emperor Menelik II, who greatly expanded Ethiopia by conquest. Italy invaded in 1935 and held the country until...

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...2 ( Tis while our army lines Carolina s sand and pines, Forth from thy hovel door, thou, Ethiopia, com st to me, 5 As, under doughty Sherman, I march toward the sea.)...

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...greet? ( Tis while our army lines Carolina s sands and pines, Forth from thy hovel door thou Ethiopia com st to me, 5 As under doughty Sherman I march toward the...

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... Background:Eritrea was awarded to Ethiopia in 1952 as part of a federation. Ethiopia's annexation of Eritrea as a province 10 years later sparked a 30-year struggle...