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The fall of Addis Ababa
FromThe History Hour
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Length:
52 minutes
Released:
Dec 5, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
In May 1991, the brutal Ethiopian dictator, Colonel Mengistu and his military regime were on the verge of collapse after years of civil war. The end came when a Tigrayan-led rebel movement advanced on the capital Addis Ababa and took power. We get a first-hand account from an American diplomat and hear how the events of 1991 contributed to the current crisis in Ethiopia. Plus, the controversy in France over banning headscarves and other religious symbols from schools, the Nazis' terrifying V1 bombing campaign in World War Two and the story of the Haitian slave leader, Toussaint Louverture.
Photo: EPRDF rebels in Addis Ababa, 28 May, 1991 (BBC)
Photo: EPRDF rebels in Addis Ababa, 28 May, 1991 (BBC)
Released:
Dec 5, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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