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Immigration and Ethiopians

October 31st, 2007 · No Comments

Earlier to the 1973 coup, there were very few Ethiopians living in the United States and Europe. Out-migration initiated immediately after the coup.
During this time the out-migration started in the form of small group of 3-15 people to travel across the desert by night and hide by day.
And this was so dangerous and many died [...]

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Ethiopia and Eritrea: Background on Country of Origin

October 30th, 2007 · 7 Comments

Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; formerly called Abyssinia and was never colonized, but in 1935 suffered terribly at the hands of Italy’s army as a prelude to WWII.
The country was ruled from 1930 until 1973 by the Emperor Haile Selassie. In 1973, the Emperor was removed from power by [...]

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