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  2. Ethiopians in Washington, D.C. - Wikipedia

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    Ethiopians began settling Washington, D.C. after the Derg overthrew Emperor of Ethiopia Haile Selassie in 1974. [2] Ethiopians moved to Adams Morgan in the 1980s. [3] Adams Morgan served as a center of business of the Ethiopian community. [4] In the mid-1990s many Ethiopians began moving to the U Street area. [3]

  3. Ethiopian Americans - Wikipedia

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    Ethiopian Americans are Americans of Ethiopian descent, as well as individuals of American and Ethiopian ancestry. The largest Ethiopian American community is in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, with some estimates claiming a population of over 200,000 in the area; other large Ethiopian communities are found in Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Las Vegas, Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue, Denver ...

  4. Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church - Wikipedia

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    The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ኦርቶዶክስ ተዋሕዶ ቤተ ክርስቲያን, [1] Yäityop'ya ortodoks täwahedo bétäkrestyan) is the largest of the Oriental Orthodox Churches. One of the few Christian churches in sub-Saharan Africa originating before European colonization of the continent, [5 ...

  5. List of universities and colleges in Ethiopia - Wikipedia

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    Formerly called, Adama University, Nazret College of Technical Teachers Education preceding Nazret Technical College. Since 2001 it is part of Addis Ababa University. [2] Gambella University .. Gambella Region. Private college, formerly known as ALKAN Health Science College, with campuses in Addis Ababa, Bahir Dar and Dessie.

  6. List of heads of government of Ethiopia - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of heads of government of Ethiopia since the formation of the post of Chief Minister of the Ethiopian Empire in 1909 (renamed to Prime Minister in 1943). Since 1909, there have been 3 chief ministers and 11 prime ministers and one was both chief minister and prime minister, making a total of 15 persons being or having been head of government.

  7. Time in Ethiopia - Wikipedia

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    Therefore, the local population could be said to effectively observe UTC-03:00 rather than UTC+03:00 in terms of the numbering of hours and their association with 24-hour days, with the exception of the hour from 6:00 AM EAT to 6:59 AM EAT. As of 2015, the modified 12-hour system remained common, despite pressure to follow international norms.

  8. Eskinder Nega - Wikipedia

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    Addis Ababa University. Occupation. Journalist. politician. blogger. political activist. Awards. Oxfam Novib/PEN Award. Eskinder Nega ( Ge'ez: እስክንድር ነጋ, born 7 November 1969) [1] [2] is an Ethiopian journalist, blogger and politician who has been jailed at least ten times by the Ethiopian government on convictions for treason ...

  9. 2014–2016 Oromo protests - Wikipedia

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    The 2014–2016 Oromo protests were a series of protests and resistance first sparked on 25 April 2014. The initial actions were taken in opposition to the Addis Ababa Master Plan, and resumed on 12 November 2015 by university students and farmers in the town of Ginchi, located 80 km southwest of Addis Ababa, encircled by the Oromia region.