Book/Printed Material Ethiopia : a country study
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Image 1 of Ethiopia : a country study area handbook series Ethiopia a country study 3 IBM II Ifcfl- Contributor: Berry, Laverle Bennette - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Ofcansky, Thomas P.
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Image 2 of Ethiopia : a country study- Contributor: Berry, Laverle Bennette - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Ofcansky, Thomas P.
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Image 3 of Ethiopia : a country study- Contributor: Berry, Laverle Bennette - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Ofcansky, Thomas P.
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Image 4 of Ethiopia : a country study- Contributor: Berry, Laverle Bennette - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Ofcansky, Thomas P.
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Image 5 of Ethiopia : a country study Ethiopia a country study c IBM Federal Research Division Library of Congress Edited by Thomas P Ofcansky and LaVerle Berry Research Completed July 1991 ifimi I l- Contributor: Berry, Laverle Bennette - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Ofcansky, Thomas P.
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Image 6 of Ethiopia : a country study On the cover Largest of the standing obelisks at Aksum capi tal of the ancient Aksumite state Fourth Edition First Printing 1993 Library of Congress CataloginginPublication Data Ethiopia a country study Federal…- Contributor: Berry, Laverle Bennette - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Ofcansky, Thomas P.
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Image 7 of Ethiopia : a country study Foreword This volume is one in a continuing series of books prepared by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country StudiesArea Handbook Program sponsored by the Department…- Contributor: Berry, Laverle Bennette - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Ofcansky, Thomas P.
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Image 8 of Ethiopia : a country study- Contributor: Berry, Laverle Bennette - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Ofcansky, Thomas P.
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Image 9 of Ethiopia : a country study Acknowledgments The authors wish to acknowledge their use and adaptation of information in the 1981 edition of Ethiopia A Country Study edited by Harold D Nelson and Irving Kaplan The authors are…- Contributor: Berry, Laverle Bennette - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Ofcansky, Thomas P.
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Image 10 of Ethiopia : a country study- Contributor: Berry, Laverle Bennette - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Ofcansky, Thomas P.
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Image 11 of Ethiopia : a country study Contents Page Foreword Hi Acknowledgments v Preface xiii Country Profile XV Introduction XXV Chapter 1 Historical Setting l John W Turner ORIGINS AND THE EARLY PERIODS 6 Early Populations and Neighboring States…- Contributor: Berry, Laverle Bennette - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Ofcansky, Thomas P.
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Image 12 of Ethiopia : a country study GROWTH OF SECESSIONIST THREATS 45 The Liberation Struggle in Eritrea 46 Discontent in Tigray 48 The Ogaden and the Haud 49 REVOLUTION AND MILITARY GOVERNMENT 50 Background to Revolution 196074 50 The…- Contributor: Berry, Laverle Bennette - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Ofcansky, Thomas P.
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Image 13 of Ethiopia : a country study Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity 116 Islam 120 Indigenous Religions 124 Foreign Missions 124 EDUCATION 126 Education During Imperial Rule 126 Primary and Secondary Education since 1975 129 Higher and Vocational Education since 1975…- Contributor: Berry, Laverle Bennette - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Ofcansky, Thomas P.
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Image 14 of Ethiopia : a country study ECONOMIC PROSPECTS 204 Chapter 4 Government and Politics 207 Edmond J Keller THE WORKERS PARTY OF ETHIOPIA 211 Toward Party Formation 211 The Vanguard Party 213 THE 1987 CONSTITUTION 214 The Social…- Contributor: Berry, Laverle Bennette - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Ofcansky, Thomas P.
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Image 15 of Ethiopia : a country study THE ARMED FORCES 276 The 1987 Constitution and the Armed Forces 276 Command and Force Structure 277 Army 278 Air Force 279 Navy 280 People s Militia 281 Training 282 Morale and…- Contributor: Berry, Laverle Bennette - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Ofcansky, Thomas P.
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Image 16 of Ethiopia : a country study 5 The Horn of Africa and Southwest Arabia Mid1930s 38 6 Topography and Drainage 74 7 Population by Age and Sex 1989 80 8 Principal Ethnolinguistic Groups 1991 92 9 Gross Domestic…- Contributor: Berry, Laverle Bennette - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Ofcansky, Thomas P.
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Image 17 of Ethiopia : a country study Preface This study replaces Ethiopia A Country Study which was com pleted in 1980 six years after a group of military officers over threw Emperor Haile Selassie I and eventually established a…- Contributor: Berry, Laverle Bennette - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Ofcansky, Thomas P.
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Image 18 of Ethiopia : a country study five days six in leap years running from September 1 1 to Sep tember 10 according to the Gregorian calendar The sequence of years in the Ethiopian calendar also differs from the…- Contributor: Berry, Laverle Bennette - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Ofcansky, Thomas P.
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Image 19 of Ethiopia : a country study Country Profile Country Formal Name Ethiopia Short Form Ethiopia Term for Citizens Ethiopians Capital Addis Ababa NOTE The Country Profile contains updated information as available XV- Contributor: Berry, Laverle Bennette - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Ofcansky, Thomas P.
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Image 20 of Ethiopia : a country study Geography Size About 1221900 square kilometers major portion of eastern most African landmass known as Horn of Africa Topography Massive highland complex of mountains and dis sected plateaus divided by Great Rift…- Contributor: Berry, Laverle Bennette - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Ofcansky, Thomas P.
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Image 21 of Ethiopia : a country study Nearly 25 million or 42 percent of primary schoolage children enrolled in 7900 primary schools grades one through six 363000 students enrolled in 964 junior secondary schools grades seven and eight more…- Contributor: Berry, Laverle Bennette - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Ofcansky, Thomas P.
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Image 22 of Ethiopia : a country study Agriculture and Livestock Accounted for approximately 40 per cent of gross domestic product GDP 80 percent of exports and 80 percent of labor force in 1991 other activities dependent on mar keting…- Contributor: Berry, Laverle Bennette - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Ofcansky, Thomas P.
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Image 23 of Ethiopia : a country study Ports Two major ports Aseb and Mitsiwa both in Eritrea fur ther access to ocean transport through port of Djibouti all usable by deepsea vessels Civil Aviation Important in domestic communications because…- Contributor: Berry, Laverle Bennette - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Ofcansky, Thomas P.
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Image 24 of Ethiopia : a country study authority a State Council with executive powers and a president Issaias Afwerki elected president by National Assembly New government to last not longer than four years during which a democratic constitution is…- Contributor: Berry, Laverle Bennette - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Ofcansky, Thomas P.
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Image 25 of Ethiopia : a country study artillery battalions twelve air defense battalions and eight com mando brigades Major weapons systems included T5455 and T62 tanks various caliber howitzers and guns antiaircraft guns and surfacetoair missiles Air force organized…- Contributor: Berry, Laverle Bennette - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Ofcansky, Thomas P.
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Image 26 of Ethiopia : a country study GOJAM TIGRAY V QMekele GONDER o N_ Gonder WELEGA Nekemte J r SHEWA Harer m A I F Addis Ababa HARERGE V Gore fARSl _ H ILUBABOR V f 4sea V _…- Contributor: Berry, Laverle Bennette - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Ofcansky, Thomas P.
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Image 27 of Ethiopia : a country study 20 12 International boundary Administrative line Regional boundary SSil Autonomous region National capital Regional center Special administrative subregional center 75 150 Kilometers 80 Lak fflifff Tana f Vy 7 8 ft A…- Contributor: Berry, Laverle Bennette - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Ofcansky, Thomas P.
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Image 28 of Ethiopia : a country study- Contributor: Berry, Laverle Bennette - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Ofcansky, Thomas P.
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Image 29 of Ethiopia : a country study Introduction FEW AFRICAN COUNTRIES have had such a long varied and troubled history as Ethiopia The Ethiopian state originated in the Aksumite kingdom a trading state that emerged about the first century…- Contributor: Berry, Laverle Bennette - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Ofcansky, Thomas P.
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Image 30 of Ethiopia : a country study to more than double Ethiopia s size He also defeated an Italian invasion force that sought to colonize the country Struggles over succession to the throne characterized the reign of Zawditu struggles…- Contributor: Berry, Laverle Bennette - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Ofcansky, Thomas P.
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Image 31 of Ethiopia : a country study movements gained the upper hand By May 1991 the EPLF con trolled almost all of Eritrea and the TPLF operating as the chief member of a coalition called the Ethiopian People s…- Contributor: Berry, Laverle Bennette - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Ofcansky, Thomas P.
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Image 32 of Ethiopia : a country study of Ministers To ensure broad political representation an eighty seven member Council of Representatives was created which was to select the new president draft a new constitution and oversee a transition to…- Contributor: Berry, Laverle Bennette - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Ofcansky, Thomas P.
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Image 33 of Ethiopia : a country study An election official in Dembi Dolo in Welega explains procedures as voters register for district and regional elections June 1992 Courtesy LaVerle Berry exercised executive legislative and judicial authority over local communities…- Contributor: Berry, Laverle Bennette - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Ofcansky, Thomas P.
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Image 34 of Ethiopia : a country study understand the nature of multiparty politics As a result several political parties including the OLF the AllAmhara People s Or ganization and the Gideo People s Democratic Organization with drew a few…- Contributor: Berry, Laverle Bennette - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Ofcansky, Thomas P.
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Image 35 of Ethiopia : a country study seemed clear that Ethiopia would remain one of the world s poorest nations for the foreseeable future Since the downfall of the Mengistu regime Ethiopia s human rights record has improved At…- Contributor: Berry, Laverle Bennette - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Ofcansky, Thomas P.
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Image 36 of Ethiopia : a country study Apart from the difficulties caused by former soldiers and crimi nal elements several insurgent groups hampered the TGE s abil ity to maintain stability in eastern and western Ethiopia The situation was…- Contributor: Berry, Laverle Bennette - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Ofcansky, Thomas P.
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Image 37 of Ethiopia : a country study group excluded from power Additionally in Gambela the EPRDF battled the Gambela People s Liberation Front which claimed the right to administer Gambela without EPRDF interference The downfall of the Mengistu regime…- Contributor: Berry, Laverle Bennette - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Ofcansky, Thomas P.
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Image 38 of Ethiopia : a country study United States Egypt Italy and Sudan extended diplomatic recog nition to the new country Thereafter Eritrea joined the UN the Organization of Africa Unity and the Lome Convention see Glossary A month…- Contributor: Berry, Laverle Bennette - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Ofcansky, Thomas P.
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Image 39 of Ethiopia : a country study A jubilant crowd in Asmera celebrates results of the independence referendum April 1993 Courtesy Paul B Henze bombing had destroyed economically important towns like Mitsiwa and Nakfa To resolve these problems Eritrea…- Contributor: Berry, Laverle Bennette - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Ofcansky, Thomas P.
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Image 40 of Ethiopia : a country study years on May 20 1993 thousands of frustrated former fighters who wanted to be paid and to return at last to their families demon strated in Asmera The government responded by promising…- Contributor: Berry, Laverle Bennette - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Ofcansky, Thomas P.
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