2001 in Ethiopia

The following lists events that happened during 2001 in Ethiopia.

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Events

January
  • January 10 - Ethiopia rejects Djibouti's port-handling charges for imports and exports with them, claiming it to be a violation of an agreement in 1999.[1]
  • January 13 - Diplomatic tension rises with Somalia, who accuses Ethiopia of attempting to create a secessionist state in the already unstable country.[2]
  • January 25 - Somalia's Prime Minister accuses Ethiopia of destabilising his country by massing troops in the south west.[3]

February
  • February 20 - Thousands of Ethiopian troops begin withdrawing from Eritrea after a successful peace agreement after the Eritrean-Ethiopian War.[4]
  • February 24 - Ethiopia declares the withdrawal from Eritrea complete.[5]

April
  • April 12 - Police crack down on student protesters, demanding greater freedom of speech. This leaves 50 students hospitalised.[6]
  • April 17 - Hundreds of riot police storm in and beat up civilians during the riots including women and children in the capital of Addis Ababa.[7]
  • April 18 - Thousands of students clash with police during the second day of rioting.[8]
  • April 21 - The Ethiopian Human Rights Council denies that student protesters are being held in detention camps, causing anger among relatives of the missing students.[9]
  • April 24 - The University of Addis Ababa reopens after temporary closure during riots that left 39 killed and 250 injured.[10]
  • April 26 - More than 2000 students are released from prison by riot police.[11] Several students report instances of torture while incarcerated.[12]

May
  • May 4 - The political temperature is reported to have risen since the April riots.[13]

November
  • November 15 - Animal smuggling is reported to have cost the country 100 million dollars every year.[14]

References
  1. "Ethiopia rejects Djibouti port charges".
  2. "Ethiopia and Somalia in diplomatic row".
  3. "Ethiopia destabilising Somalia -- Somali PM".
  4. "Ethiopia starts troop withdrawal from Eritrea".
  5. "Ethiopia says pull-out complete".
  6. "Ethiopian police charge against students".
  7. "'Brutal' attack by Addis police".
  8. "More clashes in Addis Ababa".
  9. "Anger over Ethiopian detainees".
  10. "University reopens after Addis riots".
  11. "Ethiopian students released".
  12. "Ethiopia's released students tell their stories".
  13. "Protests radicalise Ethiopia's youth".
  14. "Ethiopia hit by massive animal smuggling".
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