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Ethiopia is an ancient country that has existed as an independent country for more than three millennia. Modern Ethiopia emerged with its present borders and ethnic makeup at the beginning of the twentieth century after the territorial expansion undertaken by Emperor Menelik II (1889–1913). Menelik continued the process of centralization and modernization of the Ethiopian state that was started in Imperial Ethiopia in 1855. Emperor Tewodros took land from the peasantry in the newly conquered territories, the Ethiopian Orthodox Church was established as state religion and the language and culture of the Amhara were promoted throughout the country.
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Kefale, A. (2020). Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. In: Griffiths, A., Chattopadhyay, R., Light, J., Stieren, C. (eds) The Forum of Federations Handbook of Federal Countries 2020. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42088-8_11
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