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Princess Ruth Teaching in an Addis Ababa School
Princess Ruth of Ethiopia Teaching in an Addis Ababa School All the women of the Abyssinian Imperial family devote themselves to some professional activity. Here, Princess Ruth, grand-daughter of the Emperor Haile Selassie, is pictured at the sch...
Paul Almasy
Pictures by Relay of Planes of Actual Warfare in the Ogaden. These pictures brought to London by a relay of aeroplanes were taken by a staff correspondent in the Ogaden 30 miles south of Harar under actual war conditions. Photo shows: Ras Nassib...
Planet News Ltd.
Ras Seyum, Chief of the Abyssinian Army
Ras Seyum, Chief of the Abyssinian Army in the North who are now fighting the Italians. Ras Seyoum, who is reported to have crossed the Eritrean frontier.
Sport & General Press Agency Ltd.
Re-opening of Parliament in Ethiopia
Re-opening of Parliament by His Imperial Majesty Haile Sellassie, Emperor of Ethiopia. This is the first time parliament has been opened since the restoration of the Empire from their five-year war with Italy. A scene during the inauguration of P...
Sport & General Press Agency Ltd.
Reported Ethiopian Coup D'etat
Washington, D.C.: The United States State Department said today it has received a report from the U.S. ambassador in Ethiopia that "The Imperial Household Guard has engineered a coup" against the Government of Emperor Haile Selassie. The Departmen...
Planet News Ltd.
Tens of thousands of residents of Addis Ababa and delegations from 14 administrative regions had demonstrated across the Revolution Square for several hours on September 12. The impressive manifestation was a climax of the festivities on the occas...
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Socialist Ethiopia: New Fair-ground
A new fair-ground was opened in Addis Ababa, capital of Socialist Ethiopia, on the occasion of a national trade show at the end of 1982. On September 12th, 1983, it will be nine years since the feudal-capitalist regime was abolished and the "Provi...
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Socialist Ethiopia: Volunteers Help With Maize Harvest
An Addis Ababa book-keeper, Meaza Mussie came 275 kilometres to help with the maize harvest in a state farm near Awasa. "Like most of us I am not used to this kind of work. But we hold that revolutionary slogans alone are of no help. Something has...
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There are sacks of grains among the relief sent to hundreds of thousands of Ethiopians, who are hunger-stricken due to the severe four-year drought. These labourers are moving swiftly to store those sacks of grains in a storage unit in Nazareth, A...
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The Battle for Amba Alagi, the last Italian stronghold in Eritrea. Ras Swoyum a powerful and friendly Abyssinian chief, seen addressing his Patriot troops before they went into action.
British Embassy