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Haile Selassie Celebrates His Coronation Anniversary in Addis Ababa
Emperor Haile Selassie celebrates his coronation anniversary in Addis Ababa. Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia celebrated the 25th anniversary of his coronation last week — with a ceremony in St. George's Cathedral — and a State procession throu...
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The Market Scene in Addis Ababa - Abyssinia
The market place at Addis Ababa. On every Saturday, (the market day usually falls on every Saturday) the villagers bring in the corn, grain and dairy produce and barter it for other things. Bottles (empty) are in great demand for storing native be...
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Population Progressively Overcomes Illiteracy
455 Ethiopians at the age between 15 and 75 learn to read and write at the "Hizbawi-Serawit School of Addis Ababa at present. Some 5.5 million people wanted to participate in the 2nd alphabetization phase, which began in the end of 1979. Lessons a...
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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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Ethiopians Mourn Their Dead Ministers
The scene in Addis Ababa, Ethiopian capital, yesterday as the funeral took place of government ministers killed by the rebels in last week's unsuccessful coup d'etat. In foreground are seen many weeping women, and in background, loyal Ethiopians c...
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Ancient Customs in the Country - the World is Watching
Abyssinia, the country the whole world is watching owing to the likelihood of war with Italy in the autumn, has many customs which go back for centuries. Here is an interesting picture of a picturesque Abyssinian chief who has just received a titl...
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