Timeline of Addis Ababa

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Addis Ababa, Oromia Region, Ethiopia.

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Prior to 20th century

20th century

  • 1903 - Eucalyptus trees planted.[1]
  • 1904
    • Mint established.[3]
    • Asmara-Addis telephone line constructed.[3]
  • 1906 - Telegraph office[3] and Menelik II school established.[6]
  • 1907
    • Ras Makonnen bridge constructed.[3]
    • Itegue Taitu Hotel in business.[7]
  • 1908 - Tefere Makonnen high school established.[8]
  • 1913 - Courrier d'Ethiopie newspaper begins publication.
  • 1917 - Djibouti-Addis Ababa railway begins operating.[9]
  • 1922
  • 1924 - Medhane Alem school established.[6]
  • 1928 - Empress Menen school established.[6]

1930s-1940s

1950s-1960s

1970s-1980s

1990s

21st century

2000s

2010s

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Zewde 2005.
  2. 1 2 Palen 1974.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pankhurst 1961.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ethiopia Profile: Timeline". BBC News. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  5. 1 2 3 Siegbert Uhlig, ed. (2007). Encyclopaedia Aethiopica. 3. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. ISBN 978-3-447-05607-6.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Gould 1973.
  7. ↑ Philip Briggs (2012). Ethiopia (6th ed.). UK: Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 9781841624143.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Shiferaw Assefa (2010), "Ethiopia: Libraries, Archives and Museums", in Marcia J. Bates, Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences, Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, ISBN 9780849397127
  9. ↑ "Abyssinia". New International Year Book. NY: Dodd, Mead and Co. 1921.
  10. ↑ International Herald Tribune, 5 April 1936
  11. 1 2 3 Harold G. Marcus (1994), A History of Ethiopia, Berkeley: University of California Press, ISBN 0520081218
  12. ↑ New York Times, 21 February 1937
  13. ↑ New York Times, 24 February 1937
  14. ↑ "Ethiopia: Directory". Africa South of the Sahara 2004. Regional Surveys of the World. Europa Publications. 2004. p. 429+. ISBN 1857431839.
  15. 1 2 "About Us". Ethiopian National Archives and Library Agency. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  16. ↑ "Nazret.com". Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  17. ↑ Richard Green (2004). "United Nations". Chronology of International Organizations. Routledge. p. 38+. ISBN 978-1-135-35590-6.
  18. 1 2 3 4 David H. Shinn; Thomas P. Ofcansky (2004). Historical Dictionary of Ethiopia. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6566-2.
  19. 1 2 3 4 "City Profile". City Government of Addis Ababa. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  20. ↑ "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1965. New York: Statistical Office of the United Nations. 1966. pp. 140–161.
  21. 1 2 "Think Tank Directory". Philadelphia, USA: Foreign Policy Research Institute. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  22. ↑ United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1976). "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1975. New York. pp. 253–279.
  23. ↑ UN-HABITAT 2008.
  24. ↑ "EEA Profile". Ethiopian Economic Association. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  25. ↑ "History". Holy Trinity Theological College. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  26. 1 2 Rutten 2005.
  27. ↑ "About Us". Addis Ababa: Media & Communications Center. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  28. ↑ "Trade Fair". Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations. Archived from the original on 5 December 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  29. ↑ Sweco; Nordic Consulting Group (2003), Review of the Implementation Status of the Trans African Highways and the Missing Links (PDF), 2: Description of Corridors, African Development Bank and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
  30. ↑ "Urban Inequities Report: Addis Ababa". United Nations Human Settlements Programme. Retrieved 20 February 2013. 2003?
  31. ↑ "Addis Ababa Women Entrepreneurs Association". Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  32. ↑ "About NARC". National AIDS Resource Center. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  33. ↑ "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 2011. United Nations Statistics Division. 2012.
  34. ↑ "Riots in Addis". Global Voices. 3 November 2005. Missing or empty |url= (help)
  35. ↑ New York Times, 12 May 2006
  36. ↑ "Federation of African Societies of Chemistry". Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  37. ↑ "Addis International Film Festival". Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  38. ↑ "Addis Ababa City Administration women, Children and Youths Affair Bureau". City Government of Addis Ababa. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  39. ↑ "Movie Theaters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  40. ↑ "In Ethiopia's Capital, a Resurgent Jazz Scene", New York Times, 13 November 2014
  41. ↑ Jon Abbink (2013). "Ethiopia". In Andreas Mehler; et al. Africa Yearbook: Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara in 2012. Koninklijke Brill. pp. 325+. ISBN 978-90-04-25600-2.
  42. ↑ "African Union opens Chinese-funded HQ in Ethiopia". BBC News Online. BBC. 2012-01-28.
  43. ↑ "Thousands march for rights in rare Ethiopia protest". Reuters. 2 June 2013.

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Published in 21st century
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