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Back to EpisodesThe Ethiopian Exception: Resisting the Irresistible (Part 3)
Episode 46
Published 11 months, 2 weeks ago
Description
We trace the 1960 palace coup, the rise of a critical elite, and the famine that shattered Haile Selassie’s story of gradual reform. The fall of the emperor and the Derg’s ascent reveal how Ethiopian exceptionalism became both a source of pride and a barrier to change.
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