Ethiopia Speech

What’s your knowledge about Ethiopia? Usually what pops in one's head when hearing about Ethiopia is the general Bias information that the country suffers from Famine, poverty and it's an over all uncivilized place. Many have asked me if I lived on trees and if my means or transportation was animals. Sometimes I get mad because of peoples ignorance but other times I lead them to believe that I have a pet cheetah. Today, I’m here to inform you about a beautiful country on the highlands of East Africa, about the only place in the world with thirteen months of sunshine, I’m here to briefly tell you about my beautiful country, Ethiopia. Although I only have a limited amount of time to inform you about such broad topic, I’m going to do my best to narrow it down to its main points. It’s fact that Ethiopia is not one of the wealthiest countries in the world; it is never the less rich in its History, culture and filled with beautiful historical sites. From the 1700s to the mid 1800s there were no central power in Ethiopia. However in 1869, the “Era of the Princes”, in Amharic “Negusa Negest” was discovered and the name Abyssinia, meaning a mix of races was given to the country by Emperor Menelik. The Emperors that reigned, starting from Emperor Tewodros all the way down to Haileselassie were fierce men that brought something new to the country. When the Europeans were colonizing Africa, Italy was after Abyssinia but together with the help from the UK, they fought for five years and became the only country in Africa that has never been colonized. During the war against the Italians, the ruler at the time, Hailesilassie offered to give up part of Tigray, a region names Eritrea. This sacrifice later led to a civil war with Eritrea and most of the Tigray region. Tigray is one of the many ethnic groups in Ethiopia, with its own dialect. It is estimated today that over 80 different ethnic groups exist, most of which have their own language. As if being one of the few