Area Handbook for EthiopiaU.S. Government Printing Office, 1964 - 543 pages |
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activities Addis Ababa administration Afar Africa agricultural Amhara Amhara-Tigre Arabic areas armed forces Asmara Assab Begemder capital centers central government century Christian Code coffee country's court culture Cushitic Dire Dawa Djibouti domestic economic Emperor Eritrea established estimated Ethio Ethiopian calendar Ethiopian church Ethiopian Government Ethiopian Orthodox Church ethnic groups exports Five Year Plan foreign Galla Geez Gojam Gondar Gurage Haile Selassie Harar Historical Setting Imperial Ethiopian important industry International Islam Italian Jimma labor land language large number leaders lineage major marriage Massawa Menelik Menelik II ment military million minister Ministry modern Muslim officers operations organization peasant percent period persons plateau police political population production programs radio region relations religion religious rural sector Shoa Shoan Sidamo Social Structure Somali Sudan Third Five Tigre tion trade traditional urban usually Western workers
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Page 277 - The Ethiopian family, as the source of the maintenance and development of the Empire and the primary basis of education and social harmony, is under the special protection of the law.
Page 229 - The Ethiopian Orthodox Church, founded in the fourth century, on the doctrines of Saint Mark, is the established Church of the Empire and is, as such, supported by the State.
Page 277 - The respect for the rights and freedoms of others and the requirements of public order and the general welfare alone will justify any limitations to the above rights.
Page 58 - ... December 5. The League of Nations addressed itself to the problems of deteriorating relations between Italy and Ethiopia only after a prolonged delay, which convinced the Italians that they would be allowed to accomplish their purposes without hindrance. In August 1935 the British and the French proposed that the signatories of the 1906 Tripartite Treaty collaborate for the purpose of assisting in the modernization and reorganization of Ethiopian internal affairs subject to the consent of Ethiopia....
Page 249 - There shall be no interference with the exercise, in accordance with the law, of the rites of any religion or creed by residents of the Empire, provided that such rites be not utilized for political purposes or be not prejudicial to public order or morality.
Page iii - Extensive bibliographies are provided to permit recourse to other published sources for more detailed information. There has been no attempt to express any specific point of view or to make policy recommendations. The contents of the handbook represent the work of the authors and FASD and do not represent the official view of the United States Government.
Page 250 - Islam teaches that God has given to mankind a succession of revelations of divine truth through his prophets and that each time the human race falls into error God sends new prophets to lead it back into the ways of truth and righteousness.
Page iii - FAS and do not represent the official view of the United States Government. An effort has been made to make the handbook as comprehensive as possible. It can be expected, however, that the material, interpretations, and conclusions are subject to modification in the light of new information and developments. Such corrections, additions and suggestions for factual, interpretative or other change as readers may have will be welcomed for use in future revisions. Comments may be addressed to: The Director...
Page iii - University, designed to be useful to military and other personnel who need a convenient compilation of basic facts about the social, economic, political, and military institutions and practices of various countries.
Page 250 - On Fridays all males are expected to attend the mosque at noon to take part in communal prayer (the form of prayer advocated by the Prophet as being most beneficial) and to hear the Friday sermon. Friday is...