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Addis Ababa "given the status of self-governed city." [27] The Reporter newspaper begins publication. [28] 1996 Addis Chamber International Trade Fair begins (approximate date). [29] Goshu Art Gallery and Asni Gallery founded. [8] 1998 — Addis Ababa Ring Road construction begins. 1999 Mojo-Addis Ababa highway constructed. [30]
On 21 June Kassa held a meeting with Bishop Abune Petros and several other Patriot leaders at Debre Libanos, about 70 km (43 mi) north of Addis Ababa. Plans were made to storm parts of the capital but a lack of transport and radio equipment prevented a co-ordinated attack. [101] In July, Ethiopian forces attacked Addis Ababa and were routed.
The Guenete Leul Palace ("Paradise of Princes") is a palace in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. [1] It was built by Emperor Haile Selassie in 1930. The Emperor and his family made the palace their main residence, but the seat of government remained at the Imperial Palace.
A DNA studies shows from 1,000 people that humans began migrating from Addis Ababa vicinity around the globe for 100,000 years. [1] [better source needed] Other studies confirmed that Africans have more diverse gene than other continents, but new research indicated genetic diversity declination steadily happens while ancestors travelled to Addis Ababa, which roughly a site of exiting "out of ...
The Arat Kilo Monument (Amharic: የአራት ኪሎ ሀውልት) is a historic monument located in Adwa St, Arat Kilo, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.The monument was built by Emperor Haile Selassie in 1930 during his coronation but removed during the Italian administration in 1936, and was restored in 1949 with decorations.
Additionally, near the Addis Ababa station was created a special unit against fire, that was the only one in all Africa. [ 24 ] However Ethiopia and Africa Orientale Italiana (AOI) proved to be extremely expensive to maintain, as the budget for the fiscal year 1936-37 had been set at 19.136 billion lira to create the necessary infrastructure ...
Emperor Menelik II, now residing in Addis Ababa, subjugated many peoples and kingdoms in what is now western, southern, and eastern Ethiopia, like Kaffa, Welayta, Harar, and other kingdoms. Thus, by 1898 Ethiopia expanded into its modern territorial boundaries. In the northern region, he confronted Italy's expansion.
Yekatit 12 (Amharic: የካቲት ፲፪, romanized: Yekatīt 12), also known in Italy as the Addis Ababa massacre (Italian: Strage di Addis Ababa), is a date in the Ge'ez calendar which refers to the massacre and imprisonment of Ethiopians by the Italian occupation forces following an attempted assassination of Marshal Rodolfo Graziani, Viceroy of Italian East Africa, on 19 February 1937.