

Eritrea regained its independence after a referendum in 1993. Ethiopia and Eritrea united in a federation, but when Haile Selassie ended the federation in 1961 and made Eritrea a province of Ethiopia, the 30-year Eritrean War of Independence broke out. A joint force of British and Ethiopian rebels managed to drive the Italians out of the country in 1941, and Haile Selassie was returned to the throne. From 1935-1941, Ethiopia was under Italian occupation. Italy launched a second invasion in 1935. A more rapid modernisation took place under Menelik II and Haile Selassie.

Ethiopia defeated an Italian invasion in 1896 and came to be recognised as a legitimate state by European powers. Ethiopia also expanded to the south and east, through the conquest of the western Oromo (now Shoan Oromo), Sidama, Gurage, Wolayta and other groups, resulting in the borders of modern Ethiopia. Under Menelik II Ethiopia started its transformation to well organized technological advancement and the structure that the country has now. From 1940 to1970, he wrote Amharic school textbooks in which he provided generations of Ethiopian students with enlightening ideas about a wide range of issues.Įthiopia was reunified in 1855 under Tewodros II, beginning Ethiopia's modern history and his reign was followed by Yohannes IV who was killed in action in 1889. He wrote a total of 26 books including a wide range of translations from various languages.

Dioscorus, Ethiopian Liturgy, in English, complete Ethiopian Liturgy, in Amharic, Geez, Ethiopic, Lord’s prayer, preparatory service, apostles anaphora, Ethiopian Eunuch, Jah Rastafari.

Ethiopian Orthodox Church, EOTC, Ethiopic church, Holy Kedassie, St. This volume contains the ethiopian orthodox tewahedo church preparatory service, anaphora of the apostles and anaphora of st.A new capital was established at Gondar in 1632, and a period of peace and prosperity ensued until the country was split apart by warlords in the 18th century during the Zemene Mesafint. The Portuguese brought modern weapons and baroque architecture to Ethiopia, and in 1622 converted the emperor Susenyos I to Catholicism, sparking a civil war which ended in his abdication and expulsion of all Catholics from Ethiopia. The Portuguese presence also increased, while the Ottomans began to push into what is now Eritrea, creating the Habesh Eyalet. With both Portuguese-allied Highlanders and Adal greatly weakened by the war, the Oromo people were able to expand into the highlands, conquering the remains of the Adal Sultanate and pushing deep into the north. In 1529, a conquest of Abyssinia ( Futuh al-Habash) by the Ottoman-allied Muslim Adal Sultanate devastated the highlands, and was only deterred by a Portuguese intervention.
