Ethiopia On This Day

Feb 12, 2006: Ambesse Tolossa won the Tokyo International Marathon. The 28-year-old Tolossa finished with two hours eight minutes and 58 seconds.

Feb 11, 1917: Empress Zawditu, daughter of Menelik, crowned in St. George's cathedral Feb 11, 1918: Death of Empress Taytu Betul Feb 11, 1993: Nebiu Zewolde Demeke hijacked Lufthansa Airbus 310 and forced it to fly to New York. Nobody was hurt and Nebiu surrendered to authorities in New York

Feb 10, 1855: Tewodros II crowned emperor of Ethiopia Feb 10, 1961: Trial for Mengistu Neway begins. He conspired to overthrow the rule of Haile Selassie in December 1960. He was found guilty and sentenced to death

Feb 09, 1999: Eritrean–Ethiopian War: Ethiopian government declared Eritrean Ambassador to Ethiopia Girma Asmerom persona non grata and ordered him to leave Ethiopia Feb 09, 2021: Gudaf Tsegay set a new 1,500 meters indoor world record by finishing in 3 minutes 53.09 seconds on Tuesday at a meet in northern France.

Feb 08, 2018: Ethiopian government pardoned 746 Prisoners, including Eskinder Naga and Andualem Arage.

Feb 07, 1964: Troops from Somalia crossed into Ethiopia and attacked the border post at Tog Wajaale, triggering a war between the two nations