Emperor Susenyos died on 7 September 1632. During his reign from 1607 to 1632, he unsuccessfuly attempted to change Ethiopia into a Roman Catholic nation. He was succeeded by his son Fasilidas. (Henze 99)
SEPTEMBER 1984
In September 1984
the Ethiopian Communist party was established as
the country's sole political party after the
monarchy which had existed in Ethiopia for about
2,000 years was overthrown in a military coup in
1974. A provisional military council became the
ruling political body. The country's 15
administrative divisions were controlled by
appointed military directors. In 1987, in the
first national plebiscite in Ethiopian history,
voters certified a new constitution establishing
the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
Later that year, elections were held for a
national assembly that replaced the ruling
military council.
SEPTEMBER
2000
The Olympic Games
held in Sydney were the best ever for Ethiopia.
It won more medals and more gold than any other
African nation. Only America and Russia were
better than Ethiopia on the track and field.
Ethiopia concluded the events with 4 gold, 1
silver, and 3 bronze medals and finished 26th
overall.
GOLD
Ethiopia's
first gold was won by none other than Haile
Gebrselassie who finished with a time of
27:18.20 to win the men's Athletics 10,000m
final race on Sept. 25. In that same race,
Ethiopia's Assefa Mezgebu took the broze
medal and Girma Tolla finished 11th with a
time of 27:49.75.
In the women's
athletics 10000m final race, Derartu Tulu
won gold along with a new Olympic record.
She finished with a time of 30:17.49 on
Sept.30 ahead of fellow teammate Gete Wami
who took the Silver medal. Berhane Adere
finished 12th with a time of 31:40.52
Just about two
hours later Millon Wolde captured Ethiopia's
third gold medal in the men's athletics
5000m final race with a time of 13:35.49.
Fita Bayissa came in 4th with a time of
13:37.03 and Dagne Alemu finished 6th with a
time of 13:37.17.
Gezahgne Abera
made us all proud when he reclaimed the
men's Marathon championship for Ethiopia. It
had been 36 years since an Ethiopian won the
gold medal and Abera finished the race with
a time of 2:10:11on Oct.1st, the last day of
the events. Tesfaye Tola took the bronze and
Simretu Alemayehu came in 22nd place with a
time of 2:17:21.
SILVER
Ethiopia's
sole silver was won by Gete Wami in women's
athletics 10000m final race with a time of
30:22.48. That event was won by Ethiopian
Deratu Tulu.
BRONZE
Gete Wami took
the first of her two medals as she finished
third in woman's athletics 5000m final race
on Sept. 25. She finished with a time of
14:42.23, 1.44 seconds off first place.
Ayelech Worku finished right behind her with
a time of 14:42.67 and Worknesh Kidane
concluded the race in the 7th position with
a time of
14:47.40.
Assefa Mezgebu
finished behind Haile Gebrselassie and
Kenya's Paul Tergat to take the bronze medal
in the men's athletics 10000m final race on
Sept. 25th. He finished with a time of
27:19.75 .
Tesfaye Tola
claimed Ethiopia and the world's last medal
finishing third in the men's Marathon with a
time of 2:11:10 on Oct. 1. That event was
won by Gezahgne Abera.
