Legal Slavery Ends in Ethiopia
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs, Economics
- Subcategories: Business, Slavery, Slaves, Human Rights, Labor, Unions, Work, Employment
- Curriculum: African History
- Geographical Location: Ethiopia
- Date: August 27, 1942
Article abstract: The Ethiopian government decided to abolish slavery in order to gain international respectability.
Summary of Event
The abolition of slavery by the imperial government of Ethiopia was a protracted and ambiguous process involving both domestic and international factors. The principal catalysts were the League of Nations, the Italian invasion and occupation from 1935 to 1941, Emperor Haile Selassie, and an undulating political economy within Ethiopia.
Ethiopia is a hybrid nation, geographically situated between Negroid and...
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