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Built Location Coordinates Image Yekatit 12 Monument: 1955: Sidist Kilo: 9.035, 38.761: Commemorates the victims of the 1937 Italian massacre. [1] The Lion of Judah Monument: 1930: Piazza, Addis Ababa: 9.024, 38.747: Represents the Solomonic dynasty's symbolism. [2]
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 ...
Addis Ababa (/ ˌ æ d ɪ s ˈ æ b ə b ə /; [5] Amharic: አዲስ አበባ, lit. 'new flower' [adˈdis ˈabəba] ⓘ,Oromo: Finfinnee, lit. 'fountain of hot mineral water') is the capital and largest city of Ethiopia and Oromia [6] [7] [8] In the 2007 census, the city's population was estimated to be 2,739,551 inhabitants. [2]
Ethiopian art is the manifestation in art of the Ethiopian civilization. Primarily African Christian [ 1 ] civilization, Ethiopian art traditions have developed for millennia alongside Christian Art the world over, and since the 7th century, the Islamic artistic traditions as well.
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 May 5, 1941, Emperor Haile Selassie re-entered Addis Ababa and returned to the throne. The Italians, after their final stand at Gondar in November 1941, conducted a guerrilla war in Ethiopia , that lasted until summer 1943.
Afewerk Tekle died on 10 April 2012 from severe stomach ulcer complications after receiving treatment at a private hospital in Addis Ababa and was buried at the cemetery of the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Addis Ababa. Afewerk's death received wide media coverage in the country, with a national committee-arranged funeral.
The war lasted seven months, during which Addis Ababa was occupied on May 5, 1936, before an Italian victory was declared on May 9, 1936. Italy proclaimed the establishment of he Italian Empire in East Africa, with King Victor Emmanuel III as Emperor of Ethiopia, which was united with other Italian colonies in eastern Africa to form the new ...