The Oromia region of Ethiopia is the second-largest country on the continent of Africa in terms of population. Located in the Horn of Africa, it is also the most populous country that is completely land-locked. It is now possible to be able to read Oromia news. Oromia is one of the nine regional states in Ethiopia.
The history of Oromo, as it is sometimes called, is very interesting. This is as true for recent history as it is for ancient times. Until the beginning of the 21st century, Oromia's capital was Addis Ababa, also known as Finfinne. At this time, the government moved the capital to Adama. The rationale behind this change was that it was more suitable for the cultural growth of the region. Opponents of the switch blamed it on the government wanting to diminish the influence of Addis Ababa. By 2005, the capital was moved back to Finfinne by the People's Democratic Organization of Oromo.
The fact that we are now able to read about this is a huge step forward for the country as a whole. Until very recently, the Ethiopian government kept a tight lid on what was going on inside their country. It will be interesting to see how events unfold as Ethiopia takes its place under the world's microscope.
In an article published in the Finfinne Tribune, it talks about the ancient origins of the Solomonic Dynasty of Abyssinia. The books of Kings and 2 Chronicles in the Old Testament of the Holy Bible mention an historic meeting between King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, who was also known as Queen of the South. What you won't find in the OT is any mention of an alleged son who was the product of that meeting, a son who later became King Minilik I.
Illicit relationships are nothing unusual in the Bible. King Solomon himself was the result of a romance between his father, King David, and Bathsheba, who was also married to Uriah, a Hittite soldier in David's army who was conveniently killed in battle. In any event, Minilik's birth is not mentioned in the Bible.
Now, rulers back in those days made a habit of claiming a mystical heritage, if only to distances themselves from their subjects. These lofty roots were used as justification to exercise limitless power over the ordinary mortals over whom they reigned.
The belief in the divine ascension of Ethiopia's kings was maintained right up until the late 20th century, when the Emperor Haile Sillaassee, himself a member of the Solomonic dynasty, was overthrown. Sillaassee, nee Tafari Makonnen Woldemikael, was regent of Ethiopia from 1916 to 1930, when he became emperor.
It is exciting to be exposed to new stories about old countries that never seem to have a big role on the world stage, at least from a western point of view. It is unfortunate that records of the Solomonic Dynasty, kept by the Christian monks of the Ethiopian orthodoxy, were demolished when Judith I destroyed the monasteries. Following the revolution in 1974, most of the Ethiopian royal family were put in prison, later to be released and entered into exile. Today, many members of the royal family have been allowed to come back and life in Ethiopia.
The history of Oromo, as it is sometimes called, is very interesting. This is as true for recent history as it is for ancient times. Until the beginning of the 21st century, Oromia's capital was Addis Ababa, also known as Finfinne. At this time, the government moved the capital to Adama. The rationale behind this change was that it was more suitable for the cultural growth of the region. Opponents of the switch blamed it on the government wanting to diminish the influence of Addis Ababa. By 2005, the capital was moved back to Finfinne by the People's Democratic Organization of Oromo.
The fact that we are now able to read about this is a huge step forward for the country as a whole. Until very recently, the Ethiopian government kept a tight lid on what was going on inside their country. It will be interesting to see how events unfold as Ethiopia takes its place under the world's microscope.
In an article published in the Finfinne Tribune, it talks about the ancient origins of the Solomonic Dynasty of Abyssinia. The books of Kings and 2 Chronicles in the Old Testament of the Holy Bible mention an historic meeting between King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, who was also known as Queen of the South. What you won't find in the OT is any mention of an alleged son who was the product of that meeting, a son who later became King Minilik I.
Illicit relationships are nothing unusual in the Bible. King Solomon himself was the result of a romance between his father, King David, and Bathsheba, who was also married to Uriah, a Hittite soldier in David's army who was conveniently killed in battle. In any event, Minilik's birth is not mentioned in the Bible.
Now, rulers back in those days made a habit of claiming a mystical heritage, if only to distances themselves from their subjects. These lofty roots were used as justification to exercise limitless power over the ordinary mortals over whom they reigned.
The belief in the divine ascension of Ethiopia's kings was maintained right up until the late 20th century, when the Emperor Haile Sillaassee, himself a member of the Solomonic dynasty, was overthrown. Sillaassee, nee Tafari Makonnen Woldemikael, was regent of Ethiopia from 1916 to 1930, when he became emperor.
It is exciting to be exposed to new stories about old countries that never seem to have a big role on the world stage, at least from a western point of view. It is unfortunate that records of the Solomonic Dynasty, kept by the Christian monks of the Ethiopian orthodoxy, were demolished when Judith I destroyed the monasteries. Following the revolution in 1974, most of the Ethiopian royal family were put in prison, later to be released and entered into exile. Today, many members of the royal family have been allowed to come back and life in Ethiopia.
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