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- fromer: Tigre
- Province (regional state) in Ethiopia
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• Meaning/Origin of the Flag
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• History
• Origin of the Country's Name
Flag of Tigray,
ratio = 4:7,
Source, by: Flags of the World
90s,
flag, used by the TPLF,
ratio = 2:3,
Source, by: Flags of the World
Nothing is known about the meaning and origin of the flag or the colors of the flag.
Area: 19.335 km²
Inhabitants: 7.070.260 (2020), mostly Tigray, also Amhara
Density of Population: 366 inh./sq.mi.
Capital: Mekele
official Language: Tigrinya
other Languages: Amhara
Currency: Ethiopian currency
Time Zone: GMT + 3 h
Source: Wikipedia (DE)
Antiquity · settlement of the region from southern Arabia, evolution of the people of Tigray, probably by mixture of Arabs and Kushits
1st to 5th century · the today’s Tigray is the heart of the Aksumitian Empire
13th to 20th century · the today’s Tigray belongs to the Empire of Ethiopia, thereby development of the historic province of Tigre
1935–1941 · Ethiopia is an Italian colony
1974 · overthrow of the Ethiopian emperor, establishment of a socialistic military dictatorship, in Tigray resistance by the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF)
1991 · overthrow of the socialistic military dictatorship in Ethiopia by the TPLF and troops from Eritrea
1995 · administrative reform, elimination of the historic Ethiopian provinces (and in this way of Tigre), formation of ethnic structured provinces (regional states), foundation of the today's Tigray
Source:
Wikipedia (DE),
Wikipedia (EN),
Discovery '97
The name "Tigray" has its roots in the here living christian people of the Tigray. Former the country was called Tigre. But there is also a "Tigre" people, who are predominantly Muslims, who live in Eritrea and Sudan. This can easily be confused.
Source:
Wikipedia (DE),
Volker Preuß
