GeoByte1:Ethiopia is one of the oldest African nations. According to Ethiopian tradition, the first emperor of Ethiopia was the son of the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon.
GeoByte2:Ethiopia lost its independence for the first time in history when it was conquered by Italy in 1935. In 1941 British troops helped the Ethiopians drive out the Italians.
GeoByte3:The capital of Ethiopia is Addis Ababa.
GeoByte4:Haile Selassie (1891-1975), the emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974, was a leading African statesman.
GeoByte5:Recent famines caused by droughts have been a severe problem in Ethiopia, causing huge numbers of deaths.
GeoByte6:Some of the oldest human fossils—more than four million years old—have been found in Ethiopia.