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World Service,12 May 1998,27 mins

20th Century Ethiopia

African Perspective

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Haile Selassie's rise to prominence, the defeat of the invading Italian army during World War II and revolution - how some of the momentous events of Ethiopia's past touched the lives of ordinary people. Presented by Alice Martin

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