Ethiopian National Museum

Addis Ababa

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December 17th 2010
Wow!!! That was a long night. Well, earlier today I took a plane to Addis Ababa. The city is a completely wonderful sight. My first stop was at the Cafe Chocolata for breakfast. The food there is so awesome. My second stop was at the Gola St. Michael Church. In the church I saw old paintings painted by many Ethiopian celebrated artists. They were magnificent. For ... read more

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Unique among African countries, the ancient Ethiopian monarchy maintained its freedom from colonial rule, with the exception of the 1936-41 Italian occupation during World War II. In 1974 a military junta, the Derg, deposed Emperor Haile SELASSIE (wh... ... read more