This week in Ethiopian history January 21-27

• 25 January 1887 - Ethiopian forces led by Ras Alula annihilated Italian troops & their askaris at Dogali near Masawa seaport.
• 21 January 1872 - Kassa Mircha, a Tigrean Chief was crowned King of Kings of Ethiopia as Atse Yohannes IV by Abuna Atnatyos in a ceremony held at Axum Tsion Maryam Church following ancient rituals last used for Fasilides in 1632.
• On January 21st 1962, Ethiopian National Football Team won the 3rd African Cup of Nations, the only major trophy won in Ethiopian football history. The picture below shows Captain of the Ethiopian National Team receiving the Cup from HIM Atse Haile Selassie.
Trivia Quiz:

Who was this Captain? What was the name of this young Ethiopian? Name at least 5 other players from the same team for SHILMAT.

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Addis Acoustic Project "Yetintu Tiz Alegn" Video

Tilahun's "Tz alegn yeTintu" revived by Addis Acoustic Project. Girum Mezmur and his band members are doing fantastic work reviving music from the Golden era by giving it jazzy rhythm.

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This week in Ethiopian history

• 2 December 1950 - United Nations General Assembly decided that Eritrea should be federated with Ethiopia.

• 3 December 1927 - Richard K. Pankhurst, the prominent scholar and authority on Ethiopian studies who dedicated his life for studying the history & culture of his adopted country—Ethiopia was born to famous suffragette & anti-Fascist activist Ms. Sylvia Pankhurst.

• 5 December 1934 - An armed conflict between Ethiopian & Italian troops in the Ogaden desert known as The Walwal Incident took place. Mussolini used this incident as a pretext to invade Ethiopia.

• 6 December 2003 - Haddis Alemayehu, writer of Ethiopia's classic novel 'Fiqir eske Meqabir' ("Love unto Grave"), patriot of the resistance war and long-serving diplomat & public servant died in Addis Ababa. Read his biographical profile from Ethiopian Calendar with biographies 2003 edition at: www.ethioheritage.com

• 8 December 1935 - The Hoare-Laval plan, to resolve Italo-Ethiopian dispute was signed by British Foreign Secretary Samuel Hoare and French Premiere Pierre Laval. Though presented as "compromise" it was literally British & French attempt to appease Mussolini. It proposed among other things Ethiopia to cede much of Eastern Tigray as well as large part of Ogaden to colonial territories of Italy.

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