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Wollo

Wollo is a historical province in north-central Ethiopia. It was the region most severely affected by the famine of 1973–1974. The imperial government's denial of the famine until the death toll was catastrophic crystallised grievances that led to the overthrow of Haile Selassie.

Wollo
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Wollo. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/wollo
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