addis ababa

     

Empress Taitu chose the name of this Ethiopian capital; it means "new flower"

Trivia about addis ababa

  • The Organization of African Unity was founded in 1963 at a conference in this Ethiopian capital
  • Djibouti's economy is largely dependent on the railroad that links it with this Ethiopian capital
  • This capital city's Grand Palace was once home to Haile Selassie
  • In 1936 Italy conquered this Ethiopian capital & Haile Selassie fled to Great Britain
  • Entoto, the old capital, was very cold so the Ethiopian emperor created this capital in 1887
  • Italian forces took this African capital city May 5, 1936
  • In 1887 Ethiopia's Menelik II founded this city in the Entoto Mountains
  • Until 1974 much of the land in this capital belonged to Haile Selassie's family, members of the nobility & the National Church
  • The famous remains known as "Lucy" are in a museum in this capital of Ethiopia
  • This Ethiopian capital whose name means "new flower" was founded by Emperor Menelik II in 1887
  • The main building on the campus of this city's university was once Haile Selassie's palace
  • In May 1936 this capital fell to Italian forces & Haile Selassie fled into exile for the next 5 years
  • Emperor Menelik II founded this African capital in 1887
  • Emperor Menelik II established this city whose name means "new flower"

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