Ethiopia,_Ethiopia,_Ethiopia_be_first

Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Ethiopia be first

Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Ethiopia be first

1975–1992 national anthem of Ethiopia

Ītyoṗya, Ītyoṗya, Ītyoṗya, qidämī (Amharic: ኢትዮጵያ ኢትዮጵያ ኢትዮጵያ ቅደሚ, "Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Ethiopia be first") was the national anthem of Ethiopia from 1975 to 1992, during the Derg military junta of Mengistu Haile Mariam. The anthem was first performed on Revolution Day on 12 September 1975.[1][lower-alpha 1] When the junta was reorganized in 1987 as the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, the song was retained until 1992.[2] The lyrics were written by poet Assefa Gebre-Mariam Tesema, and the music was composed by musician Daniel Yohannes Haggos.[3][4][5]

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  1. The source has the mistaken date of 1 September for Revolution Day.
  2. See Help:IPA/Amharic and Amharic § Phonology.

References

  1. [1]
    "National Anthems of Selected Countries" (PDF). www.edgate.com. 2004.
  2. [2]
    "People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Ityopya, Ityopya, Ityopya kidemi". nationalanthems.me. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  3. [3]
    Reed, W. L.; Bristow, M. J. (1985). National Anthems of the World. Blandford Press. p. 168. ISBN 978-0-7137-1525-5.
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    "ያለ ብሔራዊ መዝሙርም፣ ያለ ሰንደቅ ዓላማም ኖረን አናውቅም". Horn Affairs – Amharic. 2014-10-13. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
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    "Ethiopia (1975–1992) – nationalanthems.info". Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  6. [6]
    Paxton, J. (2016-12-20). The Statesman's Year-Book 1990–91. Springer. p. 462. ISBN 978-0-230-27119-7.
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