Ethiopia

Italian Occupation

Jan 1, 1936

Italy occupation begins

Italian Occupation

Jan 1, 1941

Italian Occupation ends

Empereor Halie

Jan 1, 1947

Emperor Haile Selassie, dethroned and was the last of the monarchs

State Institution

Apr 16, 1967

began the process of reconstituting state institutions.

National Democratic Revolution

Jan 1, 1976

The Program for the National Democratic Revolution is formed

COPWE is formed

Dec 1, 1979

Mengistu announced the creation of the Commission to Organize the Party of the Workers of Ethiopia (COPWE).

Civil War

May 1, 1991

a 30-year civil war between the government and rebel forces aligned with Eritrean nationalists ended with the government's downfall.

Eritrea becomes Independent

Jan 1, 1993

Eritrea became independent

Health Care

Dec 1, 1993

204 out 1000 children under the age of five died

Border War

Jan 1, 1998

A 1998-2000 border war with Eritrea

1970

Jan 1, 2011

There were many droughts which ruined crops.