Ethiopia On This Day

Aug 26, 1974: The BBC screens a documentary about a famine in the Wolo region. Scenes of starving Ethiopians are intercut with footage of Haile Selassie's famously lavish banquets at his palace. He is deposed the next day.

Aug 25, 2004: Ethiopian Airlines flight number ET-0227 Fokker-50 aircraft skidded into a nearby swampy ground while landing at the Bole International Airport. Nobody was hurt Aug 25, 2019: Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed arrived in Seoul, South Korea for a two-day state Aug 25, 2020: Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed arrived in Khartoum on a working visit

Aug 24, 1935: Second Italo-Ethiopian War: The United States passed the Neutrality Act that placed an embargo on the supply of arms to Ethiopia and Italy Aug 24, 1995: Ethiopia was formally proclaimed the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDR). Aug 24, 2014: President Uhuru Kenyatta arrived in Ethiopia for IGAD summit Aug 24, 2022: Tigray War: Fighting between Tigrayan forces and government forces erupts around the town of Kobo, ending a months-long ceasefire.

Aug 23, 2004: Meseret Defar won the women's 5000 metres at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. Aug 23, 2008: Kenenisa Bekele wraps up the 5,000/10,000m double at the Beijing Olympics when he takes gold in the 5k in an Olympic record 12:57.82 Aug 23, 2021: The United States imposes sanctions on the chief of staff of the Eritrean Defence Forces, alleging serious human rights abuse in the conflict in Tigray.

Aug 22, 2008: Tirunesh Dibaba won both the 5,000m at the Beijing 2008 Olympics

Aug 21, 2011: Meles Zenawi in Khartoum on a one-day visit Aug 21, 2012: The body of the late Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi arrived at the Bole International Airport Aug 21, 2016: Feyisa Lilesa won the silver medal at the Rio Olympics and he crossed the finish line with his hands above his head in an "X."

Aug 20, 2004: Kenenisa Bekele won the Olympic men's 10,000 meters in Athens, Greece Aug 20, 2012: Prime Minister Meles Zenawi died