The following lists events that happened during 2001 in Ethiopia.
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| See also: | Other events of 2001 Timeline of Ethiopian history | ||||
Incumbents
edit- President: Negasso Gidada (until October 8), Girma Wolde-Giorgis (from October 8)
- Prime Minister: Meles Zenawi
Events
editJanuary
edit- January 10 - Ethiopia rejects Djibouti's port-handling charges for imports and exports with them, claiming it to be a violation of an agreement in 1999.[1]
- January 13 - Diplomatic tension rises with Somalia, who accuses Ethiopia of attempting to create a secessionist state in the already unstable country.[2]
- January 25 - Somalia's Prime Minister accuses Ethiopia of destabilising his country by massing troops in the south west.[3]
February
edit- February 20 - Thousands of Ethiopian troops begin withdrawing from Eritrea after a successful peace agreement after the Eritrean-Ethiopian War.[4]
- February 24 - Ethiopia declares the withdrawal from Eritrea complete.[5]
April
edit- April 12 - Police crack down on student protesters, demanding greater freedom of speech. This leaves 50 students hospitalised.[6]
- April 17 - Hundreds of riot police storm in and beat up civilians during the riots including women and children in the capital of Addis Ababa.[7]
- April 18 - Thousands of students clash with police during the second day of rioting.[8]
- April 21 - The Ethiopian Human Rights Council denies that student protesters are being held in detention camps, causing anger among relatives of the missing students.[9]
- April 24 - The University of Addis Ababa reopens after temporary closure during riots that left 39 killed and 250 injured.[10]
- April 26 - More than 2000 students are released from prison by riot police.[11] Several students report instances of torture while incarcerated.[12]
May
edit- May 4 - The political temperature is reported to have risen since the April riots.[13]
November
edit- November 15 - Animal smuggling is reported to have cost the country 100 million dollars every year.[14]
References
edit- ^ "Ethiopia rejects Djibouti port charges".
- ^ "Ethiopia and Somalia in diplomatic row".
- ^ "Ethiopia destabilising Somalia -- Somali PM".
- ^ "Ethiopia starts troop withdrawal from Eritrea".
- ^ "Ethiopia says pull-out complete".
- ^ "Ethiopian police charge against students".
- ^ "'Brutal' attack by Addis police".
- ^ "More clashes in Addis Ababa".
- ^ "Anger over Ethiopian detainees".
- ^ "University reopens after Addis riots".
- ^ "Ethiopian students released".
- ^ "Ethiopia's released students tell their stories".
- ^ "Protests radicalise Ethiopia's youth".
- ^ "Ethiopia hit by massive animal smuggling".