Ethiopia
Ethiopia consists of two high tablelands to the east and the west, split by the East African Rift Valley. The country has a population of 79 million, about 18% of which live in urban spaces. The capital is Addis Ababa, and about 2.4 million people live there. Ethiopia has a very diverse population, which is the result of centuries of linguistic and racial diversity. There are 64 officially recognized ethnic groups and 200 or more languages. Ethiopia was never formally colonized, but Italy occupied it. Ethiopia's main cash crops are coffee and qat (a bush that produces leaves that are mild stimulants when chewed). Ethiopia has endured a series of political traumas and civil war. The country had a famine from 1972 - 1974 where 200,000 people died and led to political unrest in 1975, which overthrew the monarch, and a socialist republic was established. Following this, the establishment of a 17-year military regime known as the Derg took over. The Derg was controlled by Colonel Mengistu Haile Mariam from 1977 to 1991 when it was defeated by Ethiopia's People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF); this led to Eritrea's independence in 1993. The Tigray People's Liberation Front dominated the EPRDF and in 2005 chose the current prime minister, who was in power until 2012, died in office and was replaced by his deputy.
DATA VISUALIZATIONS
PROTESTS
Ethiopia-October-2017
Adama, Adama Science and Technology University
Students protest the TPLF system, and affirm their commitment to ethnic unity (Primary Source)
Ethiopia-January-2016
Jimma, Jimma University
Students protested the Addis Ababa expansion plan. (Primary Source)
Ethiopia-April-2014
Ambo, Ambo University
Students protest the Addis Ababa expansion plan. (Primary Source)
Ethiopia-April-2018
Ambo, Ambo University
Students protest to demand the release of detained students. They were released following the protests. (Primary Source)
Ethiopia-March-2002
, Ambo
Elementary and High Students went on rampage. (Primary Source)
Ethiopia-December-2015
, Jimma University,Ambo University,Bule Hora University,Haramaya University
University students nationwide protest the Addis Ababa expansion plan. (Primary Source)
Ethiopia-January-2006
, Addis Ababa
Students protest the 'unconstitutional' government. The protests were initially nationwide, but later became concentrated in the north. Protests are noted as occurring at Menelik High School, Ayer Tener Kidame Gebeya, Hote, many other schools referred to, without names. (Primary Source)
Ethiopia-November-2015
Oromia, Haramaya University
Students protested the integrated development of Addis Ababa and the surrounding Oromia towns, and demanded the release of those detained in protests in other Oromia towns. (Primary Source)
Ethiopia-May-2012
Amhara, Bahir Dar University and Gondar University
Students protest for their rights, following the arrest of students in Debre Markos University. (Primary Source)
Ethiopia-April-2018
Oromia, Haramaya University
Students boycott classes to demand the release of detained students. The university closed the cafeteria in a bid to stop the boycott, leading students to nearby communities to find food. (Primary Source)
Ethiopia-April-2014
Oromia, Jimma University
Students protested the proposed expansion of the Addis Ababa landmass to include parts of Oromia. (Primary Source)
Ethiopia-December-2005
Jeldu, Jeldu
Students protested against the killing of Ambo University Students. (Primary Source)
Ethiopia-November-2017
Oromia, Haramaya University
Students protest to demand the abolishment of the 'peace forum' which was essentially a spy network for the school authorities. (Primary Source)
Ethiopia-December-2017
, Gondar,Bahir Dar and Woldiya Universities
Students protest the death of students at the hands of Ethiopian security forces, and demand an end to the TPLF rule, which they claim is pitting ethnicities against each other. (Primary Source)
Ethiopia-April-2015
Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa University
Student protesters accuse the government of not giving enough attention to the plight of Ethiopians in Egypt. (Primary Source)
Ethiopia-January-2013
Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa University
Students are involved in ethnic based clashes on campus. (Primary Source)
Ethiopia-January-1900
Nifas Silk Lafto (Addis Ababa), South West Academy
Teachers confronted school authorities to demand an increase in wages. (Primary Source)
Ethiopia-March-2016
Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa University
University students marched in Addis Ababa to protest the killing of protesters during the Oromia crisis. (Primary Source)
Ethiopia-February-2006
Addis Ababa, Menelik and Zerfeshiwal high schools
Students protested the atrocities committed by the Males regime, and demanded the release of political prisoners. (Primary Source)
Ethiopia-December-2005
Addis Ababa, Menelik High School,Black Lion High School,Shimelis Habte High School,Addis Ababa Technical College
Students and teachers urge the government to release opposition leaders with protests. (Primary Source)
Ethiopia-April-2001
Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa University
Students boycott classes to demand the withdrawal of special forces from their campus, and the restoration of the Student Council. They then organized a march, in which 41 students were killed and 250 injured (Primary Source)
Ethiopia-June-2005
Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa University
Students protest the disputed election results. (Primary Source)
Ethiopia-December-2005
Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa University
Students protested against the arrest of opposition leaders. (Primary Source)