Restoration of Haile Selassie and post-war reconstruction (1941-1955)

1. Haile Selassie re-enters Addis Ababa

   May 5, 1941Labels: Haile Selassie, Addis Ababa

   • Origins
   • Haile Selassie

2. Anglo-Ethiopian Agreement signed in Addis Ababa

   Jan 31, 1942Labels: Anglo-Ethiopian Agreement, United Kingdom

   • Hansard
   • Anglo Ethiopian

3. Imperial decree strengthens abolition of slavery

   Aug 27, 1942Labels: Imperial Decree, Abolition of

   • Haile Selassie

4. Anglo-Ethiopian Agreement of 1944 signed

   Dec 19, 1944Labels: Anglo-Ethiopian Agreement, United Kingdom

   • Hansard
   • UK Archives

5. Ethiopia recognized as UN founding member

   Oct 24, 1945Labels: United Nations, Ethiopia

   • UN Founders
   • UN Ethiopia

6. Ethiopia joins the IMF as a founding member

   Dec 27, 1945Labels: International Monetary, Ethiopia

   • IMF Members
   • IMF Ethiopia

7. Italy signs peace treaty ending wartime claims

   Feb 10, 1947Labels: Paris Peace, Italy

   • FCDO Treaties
   • Treaty Paris

8. UN adopts Eritrea federation resolution

   Dec 2, 1950Labels: UN Resolution, Eritrea federation

   • UN Text
   • US State Dept

9. World Bank membership supports reconstruction-era financing

   Dec 27, 1950Labels: World Bank, Ethiopia

   • World Bank

10. Federation of Ethiopia and Eritrea begins

    Sep 15, 1952Labels: Federation of, Ethiopia

    • Eritrea 1952
    • UN Text

11. Ethiopia becomes a UNESCO member state

    Jan 1, 1955Labels: UNESCO, Ethiopia

    • UNESCO Ethiopia
    • Built Heritage

12. Revised Constitution promulgated for imperial modernization

    Nov 4, 1955Labels: 1955 Constitution, Haile Selassie

    • LawCat
    • 1955 Constitution