On May 05, 1941 Emperor Haile Selassie returns triumphantly to Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, five years to the day of when it was occupied by Italy. Fascist leader Benito Mussolini had been wanting to add Ethiopia to Italian Somaliland … [Read more...] about 05 MAY 1941 HAILE SELASSIE RETURNS TO ETHIOPIA
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BOB MARLEY AND THE BIRTH OF ZIMBABWE
On April 18 1980, Rhodesia gained its independence from Britain and became Zimbabwe. To celebrate the occasion, Bob Marley and The Wailers were invited to perform at the official ceremony at Rufaro Stadium in Harare. Bob had inspired … [Read more...] about BOB MARLEY AND THE BIRTH OF ZIMBABWE
BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO EMPRESS MENEN ASFAW
Blessed Earth Strong to Empress Menen Asfaw, the Empress Consort of the Ethiopian Empire and wife of Tafari Makonnen, later Emperor Haile Selassie. She was born in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia as the daughter of Asfaw, Jantirar of … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO EMPRESS MENEN ASFAW
01 MARCH 1896: BATTLE OF ADWA
On the African continent, only two nations, Ethiopia and Liberia, were never colonized by a European power in the 19th-century "Scramble for Africa." Liberia was founded by freed African-American slaves with the help of the the American … [Read more...] about 01 MARCH 1896: BATTLE OF ADWA
BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO “ALPHA BLONDY”
Seydou Koné was born on 01 Jan 1953 in Dimbokro, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), first son of a family of eight children and grew up part of the Jula tribe in Dimbokro. He spent his youth moving toward what seemed like a promising career in … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO “ALPHA BLONDY”