2019 in Ethiopia explained
Events of 2019 in Ethiopia.
Events
Ongoing
March
June
July
- 29 July – Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed leads a reforestation effort that planted 350 million trees in one day, believed to be a world record.[4]
October
- 5 October – The first ever Irreechaa was celebrated in Addis Ababa's Meskel Square with hundreds of thousands Oromos attended.[5]
- 11 October – The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for "his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation, and in particular for his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighbouring Eritrea".[6]
- 23– 28 October – Clashes erupted in Oromia Region and its vicinity after Oromo political activist Jawar Mohammed posting a Facebook page that claimed he was surrounded by police officers at his home. An ensuing violence between his supporting protestors and the federal security forces left 86 people died. 76 were killed in communal violence while 10 were from security officers.[7]
November
December
Deaths
March
June
Notes and References
- News: Ethiopian Airlines: 'No survivors' on crashed Boeing 737. . 10 March 2019 . 10 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190310141704/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-47513508. 10 March 2019. live.
- Web site: Borago . Teshome M. . 2018-12-10 . What is the point in Amhara nationalism? . 2024-01-11 . Ethiopia Insight . en-US.
- Web site: i24NEWS . 2024-01-11 . www.i24news.tv.
- News: July 29, 2019. Ethiopia 'breaks' tree-planting record to tackle climate change. BBC News. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210915225004/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-49151523. 15 September 2021. July 31, 2019.
- Web site: Account . 2019-10-05 . Ethnic Oromo Irreecha religious festival celebrated in Addis Ababa . 2024-01-11 . Borkena Ethiopian News . en-US.
- Web site: The Nobel Peace Prize 2019 . 2024-01-11 . NobelPrize.org . en-US.
- Web site: 3 November 2019 . Ethiopian PM Abiy defends response to ethnic clashes . https://web.archive.org/web/20200313073445/https://sg.news.yahoo.com/ethiopian-pm-abiy-defends-response-ethnic-clashes-184529817.html . Mar 13, 2020 . AFP News.
- Web site: Account . 2019-11-16 . Ethiopia's ruling coalition EPRDF approved merger, now a united national party . 2024-01-11 . Borkena Ethiopian News . en-US.
- Web site: Ethiopia's ruling coalition endorses political merger . 2024-01-11 . www.aa.com.tr.
- News: 2019-12-23 . Analysis Ethiopia's prime minister wants to change the ruling coalition. Who's getting left out? . 2024-01-11 . Washington Post . en-US . 0190-8286.
- Web site: Account . 2019-12-01 . Ethiopia's Prosperity Party officially formed in the capital Addis Ababa . 2024-01-11 . Borkena Ethiopian News . en-US.
- Web site: Ethiopia launches its first satellite with help of China . 2024-01-11 . Al Jazeera . en.
- https://www.today.ng/news/nigeria/pius-adesanmi-dies-ethiopian-airlines-plane-crash-202257 Pius Adesanmi dies in Ethiopian Airlines plane crash
- https://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1496924/christine-alalo-police-human Christine Alalo gave Police a human face
- News: Barresi. Mario. 10 March 2019. Schianto Boeing Etiopia, assessore Tusa a bordo. Dal Kenya: "Nessun sopravvissuto". it. Boeing Ethiopia crash, councilor Tusa on board. From Kenya: "No survivors". La Sicilia. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20201002210050/https://www.lasicilia.it/news/politica/227913/schianto-boeing-etiopia-assessore-tusa-tra-le-vittime-arriva-conferma.html. 2 October 2020.
- News: 23 June 2019. Ethiopia's Amhara state chief killed amid regional coup attempt. Al Jazeera. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210916163437/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/6/23/ethiopias-amhara-state-chief-killed-amid-regional-coup-attempt. 16 September 2021.
- News: John. Tara. Dean. Sarah. 23 June 2019. Failed coup sees Ethiopia army chief shot dead by bodyguard. CNN. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201126210403/https://edition.cnn.com/2019/06/23/africa/ethiopia-attack-general-intl/index.html. 26 November 2020.