Tag: #Haile Selassie

From Autonomy to Annexation: A Political History of Eritrea, 1952–1956

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by Amleset Negash G. Hiwet Eritrea was forced into the chokehold of Ethiopian colonialism under the guise of federation. Under...

Acts of Genocide[1] Against Innocent Eritrean Civilians.

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Tesfay Aradom, PhD.        “Dry up the sea to kill the fish” Introduction In this brief article, my goal is to recount...

Myth, Empire, and Denial: How Abyssinia Became Ethiopia and Why the Truth Still Matters

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By David Yeh Few political projects in Africa rely as heavily on historical fabrication as modern Ethiopia. Nineteenth-century maps are...

From Mengistu’s Blood Bottles to Abiy’s Fighter Jets: War-Mongering in the Horn of Africa

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By Red Sea Beacon Introduction In Ethiopia, power has rarely been proven by consent. It has been proven by display. Rulers...

Red Lines and Broken Myths: Ethnic Power, Sovereignty, and the Future of the Horn

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Aaron Introduction History rarely announces its turning points with clarity; it signals them through repetition of myths, of maps, of...

Ethiopia’s Contemporary Crisis: Historical Roots and Drivers of National Unraveling

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Ibrahim A. Ibrahim Abstract This article analyzes the historical foundations of Ethiopia’s contemporary political crisis by tracing the evolution of the...

From Chains to Trenches: Ethiopia’s Cycle of Exploitation

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by Yemane Abselom Modern-day Ethiopia was forged during the age of European colonization. While European powers were busy carving up...

The Unbroken Chain: Ethiopia’s Century of Lynch Law

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By Yonatan Berhane If Charles Lynch—the Virginia plantation owner whose name became synonymous with extrajudicial punishment—were alive today, he would...