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The following is a historical events and overview of Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia.

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Prior to 20th century

Part of a series on the
History of Ethiopia
Lion of Judah
Early history
Prehistory  
Dʿmt 980 – 400 BC
Middle Ages
Aksum 100 – 940 AD
Zagwe dynasty 900–1270
Early Solomonic period 1270–1529
Amda Seyon's Expansions 1314–1344
Early modern history
Ethiopian–Adal War 1527–1543
Oromo migrations 1543 – 17th cent.
Habesh Eyalet 1557 – 17th cent.
Gondarine period 1632–1769
Zemene Mesafint 1769–1855
Ottoman border conflict 1832–1848
Modern history
Unification 1855–1913
Menelik's Invasions 1878–1904
First Italo–Ethiopian War 1895–1896
Modernization 1913–1974
World War I 1914–1918
Second Italo–Ethiopian War 1935–1936
Italian East Africa 1936–1941
World War II 1941
Italian guerrilla war 1941–1943
Federation with Eritrea 1952–1962
Eritrean Independence War 1961–1991
Ethiopian Civil War 1974–1991
Ogaden War 1977–1978
Recent history
Eritrean–Ethiopian War 1998–2000
Eritrean border conflict 1998–2018
Police massacre 2005
War in Somalia 2006–2009
East Africa drought 2011–2012
Oromo protests 2014–2016
Ethiopian civil conflict 2018–present
Tigray war 2020–2022
Topics

20th century

  • 1903 - Eucalyptus trees planted.[1]
  • 1904
    • Mint established.[3]
    • Asmara-Addis telephone line constructed.[3]
  • 1906 - Telegraph office[3] and Menelik II school established.[6]
  • 1907
    • Ras Makonnen bridge constructed.[3]
    • Itegue Taitu Hotel in business.[7]
  • 1908 - Tefere Makonnen high school established.[8]
  • 1913 - Courrier d'Ethiopie newspaper begins publication.
  • 1917 - Djibouti-Addis Ababa railway begins operating.[9]
  • 1922
  • 1924 - Medhane Alem school established.[6]
  • 1928 - Empress Menen school established.[6]

1930s-1940s

1950s-1960s

1970s-1980s

1990s

21st century

2000s

2010s

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Zewde 2005.
  2. ^ a b Palen 1974.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Pankhurst 1961.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Ethiopia Profile: Timeline". BBC News. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  5. ^ a b c Siegbert Uhlig, ed. (2007). Encyclopaedia Aethiopica. Vol. 3. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. ISBN 978-3-447-05607-6.
  6. ^ a b c d e Gould 1973.
  7. ^ Philip Briggs (2012). Ethiopia (6th ed.). UK: Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 9781841624143.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g Shiferaw Assefa (2010), "Ethiopia: Libraries, Archives and Museums", in Marcia J. Bates (ed.), Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences, Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, ISBN 9780849397127
  9. ^ "Abyssinia". New International Year Book. NY: Dodd, Mead and Co. 1921. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ International Herald Tribune, 5 April 1936
  11. ^ a b c Harold G. Marcus (1994), A History of Ethiopia, Berkeley: University of California Press, ISBN 0520081218
  12. ^ New York Times, 21 February 1937
  13. ^ New York Times, 24 February 1937
  14. ^ "Ethiopia: Directory". Africa South of the Sahara 2004. Regional Surveys of the World. Europa Publications. 2004. p. 429+. ISBN 1857431839.
  15. ^ a b "About Us". Ethiopian National Archives and Library Agency. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  16. ^ "Nazret.com". Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  17. ^ Richard Green (2004). "United Nations". Chronology of International Organizations. Routledge. p. 38+. ISBN 978-1-135-35590-6.
  18. ^ a b c d David H. Shinn; Thomas P. Ofcansky (2004). Historical Dictionary of Ethiopia. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6566-2.
  19. ^ a b c d "City Profile". City Government of Addis Ababa. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  20. ^ "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1965. New York: Statistical Office of the United Nations. 1966. pp. 140–161.
  21. ^ a b "Think Tank Directory". Philadelphia, USA: Foreign Policy Research Institute. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  22. ^ United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1976). "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1975. New York. pp. 253–279.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  23. ^ UN-HABITAT 2008.
  24. ^ Krauss, Clifford (1991-06-05). "100 Killed in Blast at Ethiopian Depot". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  25. ^ "EEA Profile". Ethiopian Economic Association. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  26. ^ "History". Holy Trinity Theological College. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  27. ^ a b Rutten 2005.
  28. ^ "About Us". Addis Ababa: Media & Communications Center. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  29. ^ "Trade Fair". Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations. Archived from the original on 5 December 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  30. ^ Sweco; Nordic Consulting Group (2003), Review of the Implementation Status of the Trans African Highways and the Missing Links (PDF), vol. 2: Description of Corridors, African Development Bank and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
  31. ^ "Urban Inequities Report: Addis Ababa". United Nations Human Settlements Programme. Retrieved 20 February 2013.[permanent dead link] 2003?
  32. ^ "Addis Ababa Women Entrepreneurs Association". Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  33. ^ "About NARC". National AIDS Resource Center. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  34. ^ "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 2011. United Nations Statistics Division. 2012.
  35. ^ "Riots in Addis". Global Voices. 3 November 2005. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  36. ^ New York Times, 12 May 2006
  37. ^ "Federation of African Societies of Chemistry". Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  38. ^ "Addis International Film Festival". Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  39. ^ "Addis Ababa City Administration women, Children and Youths Affair Bureau". City Government of Addis Ababa. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  40. ^ "Movie Theaters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  41. ^ "In Ethiopia's Capital, a Resurgent Jazz Scene", New York Times, 13 November 2014
  42. ^ Jon Abbink (2013). "Ethiopia". In Andreas Mehler; et al. (eds.). Africa Yearbook: Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara in 2012. Koninklijke Brill. pp. 325+. ISBN 978-90-04-25600-2.
  43. ^ "African Union opens Chinese-funded HQ in Ethiopia". BBC News Online. BBC. 2012-01-28.
  44. ^ "Thousands march for rights in rare Ethiopia protest". Reuters. 2 June 2013.
  45. ^ "Table 8 - Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants", Demographic Yearbook – 2018, United Nations

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