AUGUST 1991
Appointment With Destiny: The Dawn of Democracy in Ethiopia?
Just three months ago few would have predicted the downfall of the Derg or the sneaky departure of its brutal chieftain to Zimbabwe. The suggestion that Ethiopia’s warring factions would assemble for a dialogue in Addis Ababa would have been equally fanciful. However improbable this might have seemed, Ethiopia now appears to be opening a new chapter in its history… – Alemayehu Gebre Mariam, August 1991
What a Legacy!
The Shoan hegemony has now ended after almost a century of dominance in Ethiopia. Menelik II, who took over the supremacy from the Tigrean emperor, Yohannes IV, did it not by force, as is the case in most traditional power transfers in Ethiopia, but by cunning and guile… – G.E. Gorfu, August 1991
My Refugee Experience and What I Think About Culture
I began my career in the Ethiopian government service as a Junior Secretary in the Ministry of Education. This assignment included a period of service in Emperor Haile Selassie’s Private Secretary’s Office and also in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs…
– Tesfaye Tekle-Haimanot, August 1991
The Agony and Ecstasy of Ethiopian Motherhood in American
Many young Ethiopian women came to the U.S. in the early 1970s. We hoped to finish college and return home. Few of us expected to be here more than eight years. Many of us were not willing or able to return to a Marxist Ethiopia… – Mesrak Gessesse, August 1991
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