Difference between revisions of "Ethiopia"
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| − | '''Ethiopia''' is an [[African]] [[country]] | + | '''Ethiopia''' is an [[African]] [[country]] bordering [[Sudan]], [[Eritrea]], [[Kenya]] and [[Somalia]]. With the exception of the Italian occupation of 1936-1941, Ethiopia is the only African country to never have been colonised by a European imperialist power.(see CIA World Fact Book:[https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/et.html]). A bloody border dispute with [[Eritrea]] following that country's secession in 1991 has claimed many lives, and the country has experienced a number of [[famine]]s in the past century. Perhaps most notable of thse are the 1974 famine that led to the Marxist ouster of Emperor [[Haile Selassie]] and the 1984-1985 famine that inspired [[Bob Geldof]] to begin the Band Aid/Live Aid project. |
[[Coffee]] originated in Ethiopia. | [[Coffee]] originated in Ethiopia. | ||
Revision as of 18:42, June 15, 2007
Ethiopia is an African country bordering Sudan, Eritrea, Kenya and Somalia. With the exception of the Italian occupation of 1936-1941, Ethiopia is the only African country to never have been colonised by a European imperialist power.(see CIA World Fact Book:[1]). A bloody border dispute with Eritrea following that country's secession in 1991 has claimed many lives, and the country has experienced a number of famines in the past century. Perhaps most notable of thse are the 1974 famine that led to the Marxist ouster of Emperor Haile Selassie and the 1984-1985 famine that inspired Bob Geldof to begin the Band Aid/Live Aid project.
Coffee originated in Ethiopia.
References
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/mapcenter/map.aspx - An interactive map of the world