1636 ⟶ Emperor Fasilides Establishes Gondar as Ethiopian Capital

Emperor Fasilides founds the city of Gondar, which becomes t...
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👑 Zoskales Ascends to the Aksumite Throne

Ze-Hakèlé (Zoskales in Greek) becomes king of Aksum.⟶
Zoskales Ascends to the Aksumite Throne (70)
MonarchyPolitical LeadershipGovernance
EthiopiaEthiopiaEritreaEritrea

👑 Solomonic Dynasty Overthrows the Zagwe Dynasty

The Zagwe dynasty is displaced by the Solomonic dynasty.⟶
Solomonic Dynasty Overthrows the Zagwe Dynasty (1270)
DynastyPolitical TransitionMiddle AgesMonarchyEthiopian HistorySuccession
EthiopiaEthiopia

✝️ Emperor Fasilides Expels Catholic Missionaries from Ethiopia

Emperor Fasilides expels the Catholic Patriarch Afonso Mendes and several Jesuit missionaries from Ethiopia.⟶
Emperor Fasilides Expels Catholic Missionaries from Ethiopia (1634)
Religious ViolenceCatholicismEthiopian EmpireJesuitsChristianityReligious ConflictMissionariesPolitical Intrigue
EthiopiaEthiopia

🏰 Emperor Fasilides Establishes Gondar as Ethiopian Capital

Emperor Fasilides founds the city of Gondar, which becomes the capital of Ethiopia for the next two centuries.⟶
Emperor Fasilides Establishes Gondar as Ethiopian Capital (1636)
Capital CityImperial HistoryMonarchyPolitical Development
EthiopiaEthiopia

👑 Haile Selassie's Coronation as Emperor

April 2: Haile Selassie becomes Emperor of Abyssinia.⟶
Haile Selassie's Coronation as Emperor (1930)
MonarchyEmperorAfrican HistoryImperialismCoronation
EthiopiaEthiopia

⚔️ Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie Overthrown in Coup, Civil War Begins

September 12: Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia is overthrown in a military coup. Beginning of the Ethiopian Civil War.⟶
Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie Overthrown in Coup, Civil War Begins (1974)
Coup d'étatMilitary DictatorshipCold WarRevolutionPolitical Instability
EthiopiaEthiopia