Ethiopia
- 1A country located in the eastern part of Africa.
Ethiopia is famous for growing some of the world's best coffee.
Many people travel to Ethiopia to see its old stone churches.
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- 2The current official name of the East African country, used since 1987.
Today Ethiopia is divided into regional states with their own governments.
Ethiopia holds national elections to choose its federal leaders.
- 3The empire ruled by emperors in East Africa from about 1270 to 1974, also called Abyssinia.
Ethiopia defeated an Italian army at Adwa in 1896 and kept its independence.
For hundreds of years, Ethiopia was ruled by an emperor.
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- 4The country while it was occupied and ruled by Italy, from 1936 to 1941.
Italy controlled Ethiopia for about five years before being driven out.
During the occupation, Ethiopia was governed from Addis Ababa by Italian officials.
- 5The country under military socialist rule from 1974 to 1987, known as the Derg.
Ethiopia became close allies with the Soviet Union during these years.
The military government took control of farmland across Ethiopia in 1975.
- 6In old usage, the lands of Africa south of Egypt, along and east of the Nile River.
Ancient writers placed Ethiopia far to the south, beyond the deserts of Egypt.
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1553, Richard Eden, A treatyse of the newe IndiaHere, Ethiopia means the lands of Africa south of Egypt.Note
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Origin
The name comes from Latin Aethiopia, taken from Ancient Greek Aithiopía.