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@ethioheritage

Londoner of Ethiopian Heritage, Qualified Archivist, interested in archive materials & history of Ethiopia, African history

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Nina Simone, Addis Ababa, #Ethiopia 1988 As the saying goes "No matter how far you wander, you always find your way back home" #NinaSimone

Nina Simone, Addis Ababa, #Ethiopia 1988
As the saying goes "No matter how far you wander, you always find your way back home"
#NinaSimone
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1️⃣ Today is the day we remember the victims of fascist Italy, in the #AddisAbeba massacre. “In February 1937, after a failed attack by a small group of insurgents on Mussolini's High Command in Italian-occupied Ethiopia, armed 'repression squads' of Blackshirts and Fascist

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Happy Adwa Victory Day! 129 years ago, Italian military forces attempting to colonize Ethiopia were completely annihilated in the Battle of Adwa by the Ethiopian Imperial Army, under the leadership of Emperor Menelik II and his generals. The defeat was so embarrassing for Italy

Happy Adwa Victory Day!

129 years ago, Italian military forces attempting to colonize Ethiopia were completely annihilated in the Battle of Adwa by the Ethiopian Imperial Army, under the leadership of Emperor Menelik II and his generals.

The defeat was so embarrassing for Italy
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ዝክረ ኒቂያ፤ ልዩ ዝግጅት በዝክረ ኒቂያ የመጀመሪያ ቀን ውሎ This is a teaching all Ethiopian Orthodox Christians should listen to." youtube.com/live/GXUM5zzaq…

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A recent study by researchers Dr. Dorota Dzierzbicka and Dr. Daria Elagina re-examined and translated a rare first-hand account of a 16th-century Ethiopian monk visiting old Dongola, Suda phys.org/news/2025-05-1…

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Not really accurate, although the country was also referred to as Abyssinia (from the Arabic "Habash") in many Western sources, Ethiopians themselves used the term Ityopya (Ethiopia) in Amharic and Ge‘ez for centuries.

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“In Abissinia” (1914) by Carlo Annaratone Carlo Annaratone, an Italian who spent many years in Abyssinia and documented his experiences .

“In Abissinia” (1914) by Carlo Annaratone

Carlo Annaratone, an Italian who spent many years in Abyssinia and documented his experiences .
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Nasser dreamed of a Pan-Arab world. Haile Selassie championed Pan-African unity. Two visions, one continent — and a rivalry that shaped the politics of the Nile & beyond

Nasser dreamed of a Pan-Arab world. Haile Selassie championed Pan-African unity. Two visions, one continent — and a rivalry that shaped the politics of the Nile & beyond
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1️⃣ And so, as the heavens turn their gaze upon this blessed day of birth, Ethiopia recalls with reverence the name of her eternal sovereign, the Lion of Shewa, the Defender of Africa, the Emperor Menelik II. In him, the ancient spirit of Solomon’s house found new strength, and…

1️⃣ And so, as the heavens turn their gaze upon this blessed day of birth, Ethiopia recalls with reverence the name of her eternal sovereign, the Lion of Shewa, the Defender of Africa, the Emperor Menelik II.
In him, the ancient spirit of Solomon’s house found new strength, and…