Humanitarian Crises and International Relations 1959-2013

Author(s): Fabienne Le Houérou

DOI: 10.2174/9781608058341114010009

Ethiopian Crisis 1974-1985

Pp: 32-47 (16)

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Abstract

SHS investigation development is considered from the geographical and historical viewpoint. 3 stages are described. Within Stage 1 the work was carried out in the Department of the Institute of Chemical Physics in Chernogolovka where the scientific discovery had been made. At Stage 2 the interest to SHS arose in different cities and towns of the former USSR. Within Stage 3 SHS entered the international scene. Now SHS processes and products are being studied in more than 50 countries.

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This chapter retraces the recent history of Ethiopia between 1974 and 1985. Specifically, the interest lies in the downfall of King Haile Selassie and the aftermath. The chapter focuses on the implications of the drought, the political revolution to oust King Selassie, and the years of Mengistu rule. This chapter stresses the significance of the Ethiopian crisis as a turning point in the History of Humanitarian action.

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