Ethiopia

35 entries quoted from the Wikipedia articles written per year for Ethiopia, 1960 CE to 2017 CE. Each century below shows a sample spread across it; the year link on a line opens everything held for that year.

20th century

5 entries, 1960 CE to 1974 CE

1960July 10 - The Eritrean Liberation Front was founded, with the goal of liberating Eritrea from the rule of Ethiopia.Ethiopia source
1960December 13 - While Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia was visiting Brazil, his Imperial Bodyguard staged a coup d'etat, taking many of the Imperial staff hostage, including Crown Prince Asfa Wossen, who was proclaimed as King (rather than Emperor). The coup failed within a few days, and Haile Selassie reigned as emperor until another coup in 1974.Ethiopia source
197428 April – by order of Haile Selassie asked Prime Minister Aklilu Habte-Wold to resign from office and instead installed liberal aristocrat Endelkachew Mekonnen as the new prime minister.Ethiopia source
1974June – the Coordinating Committee of the Armed Forces, also known as the Derg, established to seize the power of the emperor.Ethiopia source
19741 August – Endalkachew was arrested by the Derg.Ethiopia source

21st century

30 entries, 2001 CE to 2019 CE — 25 shown, spread across the century

200110 January – Ethiopia rejects Djibouti's port-handling charges for imports and exports with them, claiming it to be a violation of an agreement in 1999.Ethiopia source
200120 February –Thousands of Ethiopian troops begin withdrawing from Eritrea after a successful peace agreement after the Eritrean-Ethiopian War.Ethiopia source
200112 April – Police crack down on student protesters, demanding greater freedom of speech. This leaves 50 students hospitalised.Ethiopia source
200115 November – Animal smuggling is reported to have cost the country 100 million dollars every year.Ethiopia source
2003January 24 - The Ethiopian government denies harassing teachers and students opposed to the regime during riots in 2001.Ethiopia source
2003November 18 - The United Nations' World Food Programme has warned that the need for aid in Ethiopia is set to soar.Ethiopia source
200515 May – A general election held for seats in the House of Peoples' Representatives and four regional government councils.Ethiopia source
200516 May – Prime Minister Zenawi bans demonstrations in the capital of Addis Ababa after allegations by the opposition that the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front has been involved in harassment of opposition members and electoral fraud.Ethiopia source
20052 January – Over 50,000 people demonstrate in the capital of Addis Ababa against government plans to renew talks on the border with Eritrea.Ethiopia source
200519 April – The first part of the Obelisk of Axum is returned to Ethiopia after being taken by Mussolini to Rome in 1937.Ethiopia source
200525 July – Five people are killed in bomb blasts at a night club in the Somali region.Ethiopia source
20066 August – The Dechatu River floods, killing over 200 people.Ethiopia source
20071 September – International aid agency Médecins Sans Frontières has accused Ethiopia of denying it access to the country's eastern Ogaden region.Ethiopia source
200711 September – The Ethiopian third millennium is celebrated nationwide and concert performances organized in Millennium Hall in Addis Ababa.Ethiopia source
200829 August – The Ethiopian government grants clearance on NGOs to expand operation in Somali Region.Ethiopia source
200828 May – Six passengers are killed and 7 other injured by explosion detonated in minibus in Addis Ababa. The Ethiopian government accuses Eritrea and OLF of orchestrating the bombing, claiming they are carrying out a "terrorist act".Ethiopia source
200922 April – Ten of thousands Ethiopians attend the state funeral of singer Tilahun Gessesse, becoming the largest lying of state since the funeral of Emperor Haile Selassie.Ethiopia source
201025 January – The Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409, scheduled from Beirut to Addis Ababa, crashes into the Mediterranean Sea shortly after takeoff from Rafic Hariri International Airport.Ethiopia source
201023 May – A general election held resulting in landslide victory of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF).Ethiopia source
201228 January – The African Union opens its new headquarters in Addis Ababa.Ethiopia source
20151 February – Testing of the Addis Ababa Light Rail, the first light railway in Sub-Saharan Africa, begins.Ethiopia source
20165 October – The railway line with Djibouti opens. However, an American women is killed during protests.Ethiopia source
20162 October – Police allegedly attack Oromo protesters at a religious festival in Bishoftu, causing a stampede that killed 52 people.Ethiopia source
201710 January – The Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway is finally complete creating a high speed link with Djibouti.Ethiopia source
20173 August – USAID expands food aid to Ethiopia as well as Kenya to help them against the famine. $137 million has been donated to Ethiopia.Ethiopia source