Ethiopian
history days
We are proud to see
Ethiopian youth thirsting for learning. Although the fruits of
education can be applied to evil as well as to good things, you
Ethiopian students should avoid having a bad reputation and be
eager and energetic in your studies, be loyal to your country and
obedient to your teachers, eschew lies and follow truth, respect
good and heirs of good work".
Haile Selassie
October 2, 1935 Mussolini of Facist Italy
declared war on Ethiopia
October 3, 1935 Italy crossed Mereb river
and attacked Ethiopia
October 11, 1935 Leage of Nations
Assembly met and voted 50 to 4 to condemn Italy. (Austria,
Hungary, Italy and Albania opposed)
May 2, 1936 Haile Selassie went into
exile
May 5, 1936 Marshal Badoglio entered
Addis Ababa 1757 Italians and 1593 Eritreasn were killed, more
than 275,000 Ethiopians were killed.
February 1937 More than 30,000 peaceful
Ethiopians were massacred in Addis Ababa
June 30, 1936 Haile Selassie pleaded the
League of Nations in Geneva
July 4, 1936 The League of Nations voted
to call off its sanctions against Italy.
July 2, 1940 Haile Selassie went to
Kartoum, Sudan from London.
May 5, 1941 Haile Selassie returned to
Addis Ababa
March 10, 1942 Negarit Gazeta was founded
August 26, 1942 Haile Selassie
established State Bank of Ethiopia
August 26 1942 Haile Selassie issued a
new procamation outlawing Slavery. Slavery was first outlawed in
1924.
February 27, 1951 University College of
Addis Ababa was opened.
December 2, 1950 by vote of 46-10 in UN
Eritrea was federated with Ethiopia. Union to be achieved
September 15, 1952.
October 7, 1951 Dr. Eduardo Anze Matienzo
of Bolivia, UN commissioner for Eritrea announced that Eritrea had
accepted the UN Federation plan
July 10, 1952 The new consitution of
Eritrea adopted and ratified on August 11 provided that Eritrea
should have legislative, executve and judicial powers in matters
not reserved to the federal government
August 28, 1952 Tedla Bairu was elected
Chief Executive of Eritrea
September 11, 1952 Eritrean-Ethiopian
federation act was signed and Eritrea became an independent
(federated) nation
September 16, 1952 The last British
troops left Eritrea
May 19, 1954 Haile Selassie left Ethiopia
for USA
May 26, 1954 Haile Selassie addressed a
joint session of the US congress
December 6, 1954 Haile Selassie returned
to Ethiopia after six month visits in Canada, Mexico, Yugoslavia,
Greece, Britain, France, The Netherlands, West Germany, Sweden,
Norway, Denmark, Switzerland and Austria.
November 17, 1956 Haile Selassie was
first head of state to visit Japan after World War II
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