Ethiopian Empire መንግሥተ ኢትዮጵያ (Ge'ez) Mängəstä Ityop'p'ya | |||||||||||||||||||
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1270–1974 1936–1941: Government-in-exile | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() Flag (~1870's–1974) ![]() Coat of arms | |||||||||||||||||||
Motto: ኢትዮጵያ ታበፅዕ እደዊሃ ሃበ እግዚአብሐር Ityopia tabetsih edewiha habe Igziabiher(English:"Ethiopia Stretches Her Hands unto God") ("Ethiopia Stretches Her Hands unto God") (Psalm 68:31) | |||||||||||||||||||
Anthem: "ኢትዮጵያ ሆይ ደስ ይበልሽ" (English:"Ethiopia, be happy") | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() The Ethiopian Empire boundaries in 1952 | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() The location of the Ethiopian Empire during the reign of Yohannes IV (dark orange) compared with modern day Ethiopia (orange) | |||||||||||||||||||
Capital | Unspecified(1270–1635) Gondar(1635–1855) Magdala(1855–1871) Mekelle(1871–1889) Addis Ababa(1889–1974) | ||||||||||||||||||
Common languages | Ge’ez Amharic Oromo Tigrinya Afar Gurage Hadiyya Kafa Sidamo Somali Wolaytta Other minorities | ||||||||||||||||||
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Demonym(s) | Endonym: Ethiopian Exonym: Abyssinian (in non-native sources, derived from the Arabic name for the general region "Al-Habash" and the most widely prominent pan-ethnic group the Habesha) | ||||||||||||||||||
Government | Absolute monarchy(1270–1931) Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy(1931–1974) | ||||||||||||||||||
Emperor | |||||||||||||||||||
• 1270–1285(first) | Yekuno Amlak | ||||||||||||||||||
• 1930–1974(last) | Haile Selassie | ||||||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | |||||||||||||||||||
• 1909–1927(first) | Habte Giyorgis | ||||||||||||||||||
• 1974(last) | Mikael Imru | ||||||||||||||||||
Legislature | None (rule by decree) (until 1931) Parliament (1931–1974) | ||||||||||||||||||
• Upper house | Senate (1931–1974) | ||||||||||||||||||
• Lower house | Chamber of Deputies (1931–1974) | ||||||||||||||||||
Predecessor states
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Historical era | Middle Ages to Cold War | ||||||||||||||||||
• Empire established | 1270 | ||||||||||||||||||
• Ethiopian-Adal war | 1529–1543 | ||||||||||||||||||
• Italian Eritrea | 1890 | ||||||||||||||||||
• Constitution adopted | 16 July 1931 | ||||||||||||||||||
• Conquered by Italy (annexed to Italian East Africa) | 3 October 1935 | ||||||||||||||||||
• Sovereignty restored | 5 May 1941 | ||||||||||||||||||
• Admitted to the UN | 13 November 1945 | ||||||||||||||||||
• Coup d'étatby Derg | 12 September 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||
• Monarchy abolished | 21 March 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Today part of | Ethiopia Eritrea |