(Historical tidbits about Ethiopia on this day on March 5)
On this date in March 5, 1974, the Chicago Tribune reported that Ethiopian Emperor “Haile Selassie, absolute ruler of one of the world’s most ancient empires, called for a constitutional conference today to establish a more democratic Ethiopia”.
(Photo: News coverage of Ethiopian unrest begins to receive wider coverage around the world as seen on the cover of,IUnita`Magazine, March 2, 1974))