where is ethiopia found in world map?

Question

i want to know about ethiopa, please tell me more about ethiopia. Is it true Ethiopia the only independent country from colonizationIN AFRICA.

Answer 1

Ethiopia is located in the Horn of Africa. It is a country with a strong (pre-Colonial) Christian heritage and is mentioned through out the Bible in the Old Testament and New Testament. Christianity came to Ethiopia under Queen Candace's rule around 743 A.D. Later, other religions came to Ethiopia like Islam, etc.
And yes, Ethiopia is the ONLY country to have remained independent, free from colonization. Even when Italian forces invaded in WWII the Ethiopians put up a strong fight to try to defeat the Italians but they did not have much military help from the Allies until many people died. However, all Ethiopians DO NOT consider Mussolini's invasion , colonization because the Italians could not change Ethiopian culture, and they were not successful in dominating all aspects of Ethiopian life. The Fascists came into a country and tried to destroy but they could only take natural resources and could not crush or demean Ethiopia's proud, long standing heritage.
Once the Allies were able to force Mussolini's invaders out of Ethiopia, the governement worked hard to rebuild the economy. But poor climate, drought, etc. led to poverty in Ethiopia. This being said, Ethiopia still established several colleges (universities) and as a people, Ethiopians have a strong cultural work ethic.
* And Ethiopia grows the world's BEST coffee. You have not tasted coffee until you've tried the kind from Ethiopia. What a great, unique flavor!*
* Ethiopia (along with Kenya) has the world's oldest human fossils and is believed by scientists, and theologians to be the cradle of human civilization. Many theologians, believe Ethiopia , or the Horn of Africa is where the Garden of Eden was located.
* Ethiopia is home to more than 220 species of animals.

Answer 2

To add to what my compatriots have already said...
- Ethiopia's 5 years of occupation by the Fascist Italians is not considered as colonization because the war never stopped. They were finally driven out at the end of WWI. As usual, they lost the war.
- That wasn't the only time the Italians were defeated; the major one was at Adowa a couple of decades before that. There was Dog'ali and lots more.

Cheers !

Answer 3

A country of northeast Africa. A kingdom was established around Aksum in the 1st century a.d. and declined in the 7th century. After a long period of disorder, the area was finally reunited in 1889 by Emperor Menelik II, who greatly expanded Ethiopia by conquest. Italy invaded in 1935 and held the country until 1941. Following the military overthrow of Emperor Haile Selassie (ruled 1930-1974), a socialist state was established. The country suffered enormous hardship from war with rebels from the province of Eritrea (which declared independence in 1993) and from famine and drought. Guerrilla forces toppled the government in 1991 and subsequently established a transitional government. Addis Ababa is the capital and the largest city. Population: 66,500,000.

Here is a link of the map:

http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/image;_ylt=ApVtzLhMbRidgmng1_g8Y5mugMMF?id=E0228300&path=a4ethiop.jpg

Answer 4

Below eritrea, west of djibouti and somalia, north of kenya. Ethiopia was occupied by Italy during WW2 and virtually a russian/cuban colony from 1975-1991. With the collapse of the soviet union they were eventually able to drive the soviet puppet mengistu out of power. He is currently being protected by robert mugabe in zimbabwe.