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What was the flower of Empress Taytu?
Addis Ababa is the capital of Ethiopia. Its name means "New Flower" in Amharic (አዲስ አበባ), and the tale of how it got its name is told thus:
The location of Addis Ababa was chosen by the ...
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What was the name of the region, Somalia, British Somalia or British Somaliland?
Somalia was created in 1960 by joining two regions: British Somaliland and Italian Somaliland.
References in Wikipedia keep toggling between British Somaliland and Italian Somalia, note the use of ...
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