History of Addis Ababa
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title:
History of Addis Ababa
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The history of Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, formally begins with the founding of the city in the 19th century by Ethiopian Emperor Menelik II and his wife Empress Taytu Betul. In its first years the city was more like a military encampment than a town. The central focus was the emperor’s palace, which was surrounded by the dwellings of his troops and of his innumerable retainers. In the 1920s, Addis Ababa experienced a significant economic upturn, marked by a surge in the number of middle-c
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Addis_Ababa
date created:
2007-12-01T02:10:15Z
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2024-08-30T08:42:43Z
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