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unusual facts about Addis


New York–Addis–London: The Story of Ethio Jazz 1965–1975

The album covers his early recordings in the UK in 1965, his work on the Worthy label in New York and his recording in Addis on Amha, Phillips and Axum in the 1970s.


Abiye Teklemariam

In September 2009, Addis Neger newspaper wrote an editorial believed to be authored by Abiye and his colleague Mesfin Negash that questioned the journalistic value of balance.

Addis Ababa University

Addis Ababa University was founded in 1950 at the request of Haile Selassie by a Canadian Jesuit, Dr Lucien Matte, S.J. as a two-year college, and began operations the next year.

Addis Alem

Addis Alem is also the name of one of the neighborhoods of Gondar.

Aster Aweke

By the age of 13, Aster was determined to become a musician, and began her career at Hager Fikir Theatre in Addis Ababa.

Disappearance of Royal Marine Alan Addis

At the time of his disappearance, Addis was part of a five man team that had journeyed to the remote settlement of North Arm in Lafonia on East Falkland, approximately 90 miles (140 km) from the Falklands capital Stanley.

Dub Colossus

It resulted from an invitation to visit and stay in Addis for two weeks by Dan Harper.

Education in Ethiopia

There are various officially recognized colleges including: Unity University in Addis Ababa, St. Mary's University College, Alpha University College, Admas University College, People to People College in Harar, and Awassa Adventist College, and others.

Ethiopian Air Force

Ludwig Weber (Agent of Junkers in Addis Ababa and personal pilot of Hailé Sélassié, he supervised the construction of the Weber Meindl van Nes A.VII Ethiopia 1 which was a highly modified version of the de Havilland DH.60

Ethiopian Global Initiative

After watching the December 2004 Oprah Winfrey Show program on fistula in Ethiopia and the work of Dr. Catherine Hamlin, then-8th grade student, Samuel Gebru, who was 13-years-old at the time, was motivated to organize youth and raise funds for the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital.

Ethiopian Teachers' Association

He reported that he was imprisoned and tortured at Bahir Dar for three to four days before being transferred to a police station in Addis Ababa, where police again tortured him.

Gondar

Gondar traditionally was divided into several neighborhoods or quarters: Addis Alem, where the Muslim inhabitants dwelled (as mentioned above); Kayla Meda, where the adherents of Beta Israel lived; Abun Bet, centered on the residence of the Abuna, or nominal head of the Ethiopian Church; and Qagn Bet, home to the nobility.

Impi Linux

In February 2005, the fledgling company set up shop in Rosebank, Johannesburg, at which point Ross Addis joined Impi Linux full-time (although on the Cubit Accounting payroll).

Kristi Addis

Addis became the first Miss Mississippi Teen USA to place at Miss Teen USA, when she won the title in the pageant held in El Paso, Texas on July 21, 1987.

Nekemte

The first major road dates to the early 1930s, with a road that extended from the capital Addis Ababa west through Addis Alem, although the road was passable only by lorries for the 255 kilometers between Addis Alem and Nekemte.

Operation Solomon

Also involved in the Israeli and Ethiopian governments’ attempts to facilitate the operation was a group of American diplomats led by Senator Rudy Boschwitz, including Irvin Hicks, a Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs; Robert Frasure, the Director of the African Affairs at the White House National Security Council; and Robert Houdek the Chargé d'Affaires of the United States Embassy in Addis Ababa.

Qwiha

In Qwiha, the main paved road from Addis Ababa takes a sharp turn left to Mek'ele.

Ronald Horvath

While working on his PhD on "Around Addis Ababa, a geographical study of the impact of a city on its surroundings" he taught at Haile Selassie I University in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (1963-5).

Royal Commission on Banking and Currency

Chaired by Scottish jurist Hugh Macmillan, it also included Bank of England director Sir Charles Addis, former Canadian Finance Minister William Thomas White, Banque Canadienne de Montreal general manager Beaudry Leman, and Premier of Alberta John Edward Brownlee.

Thomas Addis

By way of his daughter Jean, Addis is the great-grandfather of Gavin Newsom, the Lieutenant Governor of California.

Trade unions in Ethiopia

A total of 35.6 percent of the members lived in Addis Ababa and another 18.0 percent in Shewa.

Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin

A close friend of Chief Segun Olusola, the Nigerian Ambassador in Addis Ababa, who was a fellow poet, Tsegaye was present when the ambassador agreed to throw his diplomatic pressure behind the national demand for the return of the Aksum obelisk, which had been taken on Mussolini's personal orders in 1937.

Welayta people

Wolayta is one of the 13 Zonal Administrations of the Southern Region In Ethiopia, Located 300 kilometers south of Addis Ababa.

William Addis

William Adyes or Addis (1520-1558/9), English politician, MP for Worcester

William Delacombe

Delacombe was born in Georgetown, Ascension Island, and was probably the son of Captain William Addis Delacombe of the Royal Marines, who took command at San Juan Island in 1867 and had new quarters built for his family there.

William Edward Addis

Addis was the author of Anglicanism and the Fathers, Anglican Misrepresentation, and of the "Catholic Dictionary" (London, 1883) compiled in conjunction with Thomas Arnold,.


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