Ethiopia

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (Amharic ኢትዮጵያ Ityopp'ya) is a country situated in the Horn of Africa. It has one of the most extensive known histories as an independent nation on the continent, or indeed in the world. Unique among African countries, Ethiopia maintained independence during the Scramble for Africa, and continued to do so except for a 5 year period when it was under Italian occupation. Ethiopia was historically called Abyssinia. The name "Ethiopia" is sometimes thought by Westerners to derive from a Greek term meaning "burnt visage", but this etymology is problematic. Ethiopian sources state that the name is derived from a son or grandson of Cush, son of Ham.

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Horn of Africa: The Horn of Africa (or, Somali Peninsula) is a peninsula of East Africa that juts into the Arabian Sea and lies along the southern side of the Gulf of Aden. It is the easternmost projection of the African continent, and so-called because of its resemblance to a rhinoceros's horn....

Scramble for Africa: The Scramble for Africa was the period between the 1880s and the start of World War I, when colonial empires in Africa proliferated more rapidly than anywhere else on the globe. It is the canonical example of the New Imperialism....

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Debre Damo Ethiopia Africa	Native of Ethiopia c.1900	Somali Speaking People Ogaden Ethiopia Africa	Haile Selassie Emperor of Ethiopia on His Horse
Ivory Warehouses in Addis Abeba Ethiopia c.1900	Menelik II Emperor of Ethiopia	Haile Selassie Emperor of Ethiopia	The Meeting of Menelik One of Ethiopia's Greatest Emperors with Major Salsa of the Italian Envoy
Italian Troops Parachute into Western Ethiopia During Their Invasion of the Country	Woman in Window of Rasta Coloured Shop Sheshamane Ethiopia Africa	The Figure of the Camphur an Amphibious Beast Found in Ethiopia a Species of Unicorn	Mural Painting in the Church of Narga Selassie Dek Island on Lake Tana Ethiopia Africa