Word: ethiopian
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...UNHCR that he would receive assistance in Cairo, so he flew back to Egypt. But when the Egyptians tried to send him to Somalia, Ahmed kicked and screamed. The Somalian Ambassador was called in, and he acknowledged that Ahmed would be imprisoned if he landed in Somalia. So the Ethiopian was returned to Cyprus...
Though he retains control for the moment, Mengistu's position is likely to remain precarious. His Soviet-supplied army is one of the largest and best equipped in Africa, but it has suffered what one Ethiopian officer called "disastrous, bloody chaos." Last March it was trounced by rebels from the Tigre People's Liberation Front, which has been fighting the government for twelve years. One year earlier, 19,000 government soldiers were routed by Eritrean forces...
...year old Ethiopian missed the 1988 Olympic marathon because his country joined North Korea's boycott of the Seoul Games. And though Mekonnen said he was happy he won yesterday, he said: "I don't consider it my Olympic race...
...also completed a sweep by Ethiopian runners in the weekend's major marathon races: Belaine Densimo, the world's fastest marathoner, won the Rotterdam Marathon Sunday, and Keleke Metaferia led a 1-2 finish in the International Amateur Athletic Federation World Cup Marathon at Milan, Italy...
...roads virtually impassable, giving rise to deepening food and fuel shortages. Last week when the United Nations attempted an emergency airlift of food, medicine and blankets to Kabul, the effort was temporarily stalled because crew members of the EgyptAir cargo plane feared rebel attacks. Two days later, however, Ethiopian Airlines delivered the first supplies from...