ethiopia assembly
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A slidecast of the assembly I gave to commemorate the Ethiopian Millenium on 12th Sept 2007TRANSCRIPT
Ethiopia
Lucy: australopithecus afarensis
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Ancient Civilisation
Axum Civilisation startedaround 5th Century B.C.
Church of St Mary of Zion - resting place of
the Ark of the Covenant
Lalibela
Battle of Adwa (1896)
Home of African Union
Coffee Ceremony
Ras Tafari
Language
Ethiopian Calendar
Ethiopian month:Meskerem (New Year)TikimtHidarTahsasTirYakatitMaggabitMiyazyaGinbotSeneHamleNehasaPagume
Gregorian calendar:11 September - 10 October11 October - 9 November10 November - 9 December10 December - 8 January9 January - 7 February8 February - 9 March10 March - 8 April9 April - 8 May9 May - 7 June8 June - 7 July8 July - 6 August7 August - 6 September6 - 10 September
Ethiopian Time
Western Time Ethiopian Time06:00 12 o’clock07:00 1 o’clock
12:00 noon 6 o’clock18:00 12 o’clock19:00 1 o’clock
12:00 midnight6 o’clock
World FamousEthiopians
Abebe Bikila
Olympic Marathon Champion
1960 and 1964
Derartu Tulu
Olympic 10000m Champion1992, 2000
World 10000m Champion2001
Haile Gebreselassi
eOlympic 10000m
Champion 1996 & 2000World 10000m
Champion1993, 1995, 1997, 1999
Meseret Defar
Olympic 5000m Champion 2004
World 5000m Champion 2007
Kenenissa Bekele
Olympic 10000m Champion 2004World 10000m
Champion2003, 2005, 2007
Tirunesh Dibaba
World 5000m Champion 2003 & 2005
World 10000m Champion
2005 & 2007