What the records say
- When
- 1958 – 1975
- Kind
- Famine
- Coordinates
- 12.75° N, 39.50° E
- Description
- famine in Ethiopia during Haile Selassie regime
Placed at the middle of the 2 places Wikidata lists.
1972–1975 Wollo famine
Famine in Ethiopia during Haile Selassie regime
The 1972–1975 Wollo famine was a major famine in the Ethiopian Empire during the reign of Emperor Haile Selassie. The famine widely ravaged two provinces as well as converging areas such as the Afar-inhabited arid region by early 1972. During 1972 and 1973, the famine killed between 40,000 and 80,000 people.
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The source
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