Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Festival Meskel | The Finding of the True Cross
Meskel, one of the major Ethiopian Orthodox festivals is celebrated for two days beginning September 26th. Legend has it that in the...
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Quick Facts | Maya Angelou and Malcolm X Visit Ethiopia
The OAU would serve as inspiration for Malcolm X’s Organization of African American Unity.Brother Malcolm made a visit to His...
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ETHIOPIA: Heart of Africa and it`s Mysterious History
A short Documentary and glimpse into this ancient homeland crossroads and it`s people of today. Home to the Temple of the Ark of the...
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Quick Fact: Quote – He was an Emperor, his people his children
He was an Emperor, not a King, but an Emperor. He felt this and He acted it.He was an authoritarian, in the old-fashioned sense; but...
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Biblical References About Ethiopia
1. Genesis 2:13 And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia. Genesis 2:12-1...
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Quick Fact: Haile Selassie in Jerusalem Newspaper, “He talked like Christ”
DID YOU KNOW? Emperor Haile Selassie is the only Monarch to have made several trips to Jerusalem. **Photo caption reads: “Hai...
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QUICK FACTS | ITEGE MENEN
Religion played a central role in the life of Empress Menen, a devout member of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church.She founded t...
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QUICK Facts | Twin Emperor’s Abreha and Atsbeha.
Emperor Ezana (Abraha) – First Christian Emperor Ezana was the son of Emperor Ella Amida of Ethiopia. Fermentius converted Emperor E...
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Quick Fact: H.I.M. and Empress Menen’s Marriage
Empress Menen married Emperor Haile Selassie on July 30th 1910, while he was still Dejazmatch Tefferi Makonnen of Harrar. Unlike her...
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The British Expedition against Emperor Tewodros of Ethiopia
Introduction The Association for the Return of the Ethiopian Maqdala Treasures (AFROMET), which was founded in Addis Ababa in 1999 t...
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Ethiopia | Birth of the Gods by Diodorus
On the Ethiopians who dwell beyond Libya and their antiquities Now the Ethiopians, as historians relate, were the first of all men a...
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Marcus Garvey Quote: A People without knowledge of their past history…
“A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.”
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