QUICK FACTS | Emperor Téwodros II
Emperor Téwodros II (Ge’ez: ቴዎድሮስ, baptized as Sahle Dingil) (c. 1818 – April 13, 1868) was the Emperor of Ethiopia from 1855...
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QUICK FACTS | ETHIOPIA’S LAST CORONATION – NOV 2 1930
“More the 700 guests and officials are in attendance on November 2, 1930, to witness this ancient Hebraic-Christian coronation cerem...
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Quick Facts | Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Christmas | Genna
While the Gregorian calendar celebrates Christmas on the 25th of December, Ethiopia still retains the ancient Julian calendar in whi...
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Quick Facts | Frederick Douglas July 4th Speech
In 1852, the leading citizens of Rochester asked Douglass to give a speech as part of their Fourth of July celebrations. Douglass ac...
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QUICK FACTS | GOD FEARING EMPRESS
Empress Menen had a warm compassionate spirit and was loved by all. She was referred to as a “God fearing Empress” who w...
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QUICK FACTS | His Imperial Majesty’s Indispensable Leadership
As the central figure in the renaissance of the nation after its five years of trials in the late 1930s, His Imperial Majesty’s vita...
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Quick Facts | His Majesty’s Dietary Habits
Austrian Lore Trenkler (born Berlin 25 March 1914, died Vienna 10 September 2002) became dietician of Empress Menen of Ethiopia in 1...
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QUICK FACTS | Hubert Fauntleroy Julian “The Black Eagle”
Hubert Fauntleroy Julian, nicknamed the Black Eagle, was born in Trinidad on January 5th, 1897. He subsequently took flying lessons...
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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 | Letter Announcing the Ascension of Haile Selassie
Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah Haile Selassie I Elect of God, King of Kings of Ethiopia. May it arrive for the honorab...
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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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QUICK FACTS | Our Eternal National Flag – Tri-coloured banner of Green, Yellow and Red
We believe that the Mother of God, the Virgin Mary, who is the True Mother of the Living and the Eternal Ark of the Covenant, is the...
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