Addis Ababa
City
Capital of Ethiopia, founded by Menelik II in 1886; seat of the African Union.
Held by
- 1789 – May 8, 1936 Ethiopia
- June 1, 1936 – November 27, 1941 Italian East Africa
- November 27, 1941 – January 30, 1942 United Kingdom Mandate or administration
- since January 31, 1942 Ethiopia
Capital of
- June 1, 1936 – November 27, 1941 Italian East Africa
- Ethiopia
Events here 7
- October 26, 1896 Treaty of Addis Ababa
- August 2, 1928 Italo-Ethiopian Treaty of 1928
- October 3, 1935 – February 19, 1937 Second Italo-Ethiopian War
- February 19–21, 1937 Yekatit 12
- December 13, 1960 1960 Ethiopian coup attempt
- May 24–25, 1991 Operation Solomon
- August 5, 2016 2014–2016 Oromo protests