In 1930, Gugsa Welle attempted to secure sole control of this country for his wife, Zewditu. In the Ogaden War, the Soviets switched to aiding this country. In the 1980's, the Tigray People's Liberation Front fought against M
In 1930, Gugsa Welle attempted to secure sole control of this country for his wife, Zewditu. In the Ogaden War, the Soviets switched to aiding this country. In the 1980's, the Tigray People's Liberation Front fought against Mengistu, the leader of this country's Derg military junta. Almost a century earlier, at the Battle of Adowa, this nation's Menelik II repelled the Italians, who later returned under Mussolini to conquer this nation. Rastafarians revere this country's 20th-century emperor Haile Selassie. For 10 points, name this East African country which later lost access to the sea when Eritrea gained independence from it.
In 1930, Gugsa Welle attempted to secure sole control of this country for his wife, Zewditu.
Ethiopia [or Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia; or Ethiopian Empire; or People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia; or ye-Ityoppya Federalawi Dimokrasiyawi Ripeblik; or Mangesta Ityoppya; or ye-Ityoppya Hezbawi Dimokrasiyawi Ripeblik; accept Abyssinia] 